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10. Diseases of Rones and Joints.—3 deaths ;
Arthritis, 1; Caries, 2.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System. — Seven
deaths ; Carbuncle, 3 ; Other Diseases 4.
Class VII.—Deaths from Violence.
Eighty-four deaths, including 25 under five years of age,
and 13 under one year, are distributed over the four Orders
comprised in this Class: 17 of them belong to the Brompton
sub-district.
1. Accident or Negligence.—Total deaths, 66, including
10 in Brompton, and 24 under five years of age; viz.,
from Fractures and Contusions, 34 ; Burn, Scald, 9 ; Poison,
1 ; Drowning, 3; Suffocation, mostly of infants "overlaid," 19.
Thirteen of these "accidents" occurred'to children less than
one year old. Fifteen of the deaths from suffocation were
registered in the Town sub-district.
2. Homicide.—Two deaths, Manslaughter and Murder,
one each.
3. Suicide.—Total deaths, 16, including 6 in Brompton ;
viz., by Poison, 7; Hanging, 1 ; Cut, Stab, 2; Gun-shot
Wounds, 2 ; Drowning, 2 ; " Otherwise" 2.
Class Vlll.—Deaths from Ill-Defined and not
Specified Causes.
This Class includes the causes of 138 deaths ; 116 under
five years of age, and 108 under one year: 127 and 11 in the
Town and Brompton sub-districts respectively. The causes
named are : Debility, Atrophy, Inanition, 109 deaths (all but
7 under one year); Dropsy, 1; Mortification, 11; Abscess, 7 ;
and Hemorrhage, 4. To " Causes not specified or 111-defined,"
6 deaths were ascribed.
The following table, which is a Summary of table 3
(Appendix) shows the number of deaths from the various
diseases in the several Classes and Orders.