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Kensington 1898

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1898

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deaths under five, 12 of them under one year. Diseases of the
Stomach caused 27 deaths ; Enteritis (including Gastroenteritis),
63; Obstructive Diseases of Intestine, 15 ; Peritonitis,
19. Cirrhosis of Liver caused 28 deaths ; faundice and Other
Diseases of Liver, 21 (including three under one year); and
Other Diseases of Digestive System, 21 deaths.
6. Diseases of Lymphatic System {e.g., of Lymphatics,
and of Spleen). No death was registered.
7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain
Use (e.g. Bronchocele, Addison's Disease). One death was
registered.
8. Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Of the 64 deaths
ascribed to these causes, 41 were registered in the Town subdistrict
and 23 in Brompton. The fatal diseases were
Nephritis, 15 deaths ; Bright's Disease (Albuminuria), 22 ;
Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate,13; and Other Diseases of
Urinary System, 14 deaths.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of
Organs oj Generation—Female Organs, 9 deaths ; (b) Of Parturition,
6 deaths, viz., Miscarriage, 1; Flooding, 3; Other
Accidents of Childbirth, 2.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints. — Eight deaths
were registered : Caries, 3; A rthitis, 2 ; Other Diseases, 3.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.—Five
deaths were registered.
Class VII.—Deaths from Violence.
Seventy-seven deaths, including 32 under five years of
age, and 23 under one year, are distributed over the four
Orders comprised in this Class: 15 of them belong to the
Brompton sub-district.