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Kensington 1897

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1897

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Table: TABLE III. Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1897. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners a, Public Institutions within the Parish but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.) For a Summary of this Table see page 55.

TABLE III. Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1897. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners a, Public Institutions within the Parish but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.) For a Summary of this Table see page 55.

causes of death.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total All Ages.sub-district
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards.Kensington Town.Brompton.
CLASSES.
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES.1451094317201411141113825440534659
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES...222...............11............
II. PARASITIC DISEASES2733.....................55444510958
III. DIETETIC DISEASES39393939394620411871523519563082
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES...............1299104525412013617421012828360
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES3941632261349227967125161097
VI. LOCAL DISEASES22622613439416312013617421012836012991045254
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE19.841099910636363636363636363
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES......13212502923082227191226672169498
609303106104150252
SPECIFIC F EBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.
Smallpox19...........................1419292929
Measles1982....................................
Scarlet Fever.................................1919154
Typhus...............811......47827012......
Whooping-cough3828331......19.........1...
Diphtheria1..............................21156
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever86121.........355453411
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...3166774231
Other Miasmatic Diseases— Influenza
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases.
Simple Cholera41.....................1...............
Diarrhœa, Dysentery901811...1...237210812511411
3.—Malarial Diseases....
Remittent Fever.............................................
Ague............1.....................11
4.—Zoogenous Diseases....
Cow-Pox, and effects of Vaccination.............................................
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever).............................................
5.—Venereal Diseases.
Syphilis18.........2...1............1821174
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of the Urelhra...........................1......11...
6.—Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas............12221...1...972
Pyæmia, Septicæmia......1...22...2............734
Puerperal Fever............41..................532
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II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases11...........................222...
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases.............................................
III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation.............................................
Scurvy.............................................
Chronic Alcoholism............1433............1165
Delirium Tremens............13..................431
............2733............1596
IV.— CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart1113...211.........21073
Rheumatism.....................2............211
Gout..................122.........532
Rickets24...........................6651
Cancer, Malignant Disease...2......323314848112216812147
Tabes Mesenterica93...........................1212102
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus13156......1...............2835332
Phthisis123345363472953...324020238
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula13199322311......3253485
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis......1......1..................22...
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia.........1...1...2............431
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus...............145421...17107
Other Constitutional Diseases.............................................
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TABLE III.
Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1897.
(Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners a, Public Institutions within the Parish but inclusive of the
Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.)
For a Summary of this Table see page 55.
causes of death.
AGES.
Total under Five
Years of Age.
Grand Total
All Ages.
sub-district
0 to 1
1 to 5
5 to 15
15 to 25
25 to 35
35 to 45
45 to 55
55 to 65
65 to 75
75 to 85
85 and
upwards.
Kensington
Town.
Brompton.
CLASSES.
11
14
11
13
8
254
405
346
59
145
109
43
17
20
14
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES
...
2
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
15
9
6
II. PARASITIC DISEASES
2
7
3
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
554
445
109
58
94
87
90
60
16
3
85
III. DIETETIC DISEASES
39
46
20
41
187
152
35
19
56
30
82
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
82
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1299
1045
254
120
136
174
210
128
28
360
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES
39
41
63
226
134
9
2
27
96
71
25
16
10
9
7
VI. LOCAL DISEASES
5
7
8
4
19
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE
...
...
102
109
99
10
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT
SPECIFIED CAUSES
97
5
...
...
...
1
3
2
1
250
292
308
222
71
912
2667
2169
498
609
303
106
104
150
252
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
33
33
31
2
Smallpox
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
19
29
28
1
Measles
19
8
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
19
15
4
Typhus
...
...
...
...
...
8
11
...
...
47
82
70
12
...
...
...
Whooping-cough
38
28
3
3
1
...
...
1
9
...
...
...
1
...
Diphtheria
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
15
6
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever
8
6
1
2
1
...
...
...
3
5
5
45
34
11
Enteric or Typhoid Fever
...
3
1
6
6
7
7
4
2
3
1
Other Miasmatic Diseases— Influenza
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases.
5
6
6
...
Simple Cholera
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Diarrhœa, Dysentery
90
18
1
1
...
1
...
2
3
7
2
108
125
114
11
3.—Malarial Diseases.
...
Remittent Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ague
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
4.—Zoogenous Diseases.
...
Cow-Pox, and effects of Vaccination
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5.—Venereal Diseases.
Syphilis
18
...
...
...
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
18
21
17
4
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of the Urelhra
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
...
6.—Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
1
2
2
2
1
...
1
...
9
7
2
Pyæmia, Septicæmia
...
...
1
...
2
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
7
3
4
Puerperal Fever
...
...
...
...
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
3
2
145
109
43
17
20
14
11
14
11
13
8
254
405
346
59
II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
2
...
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
2
...
III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scurvy
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chronic Alcoholism
...
...
...
...
1
4
3
3
...
...
...
...
11
6
5
Delirium Tremens
...
...
...
...
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
3
1
...
...
...
...
2
7
3
3
...
...
...
...
15
9
6
IV.— CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart
1
1
1
3
...
2
1
1
...
...
...
2
10
7
3
Rheumatism
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
1
1
Gout
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
2
...
...
...
5
3
2
Rickets
2
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
6
5
1
Cancer, Malignant Disease
...
2
...
...
3
23
31
48
48
11
2
2
168
121
47
Tabes Mesenterica
9
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
12
10
2
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus
13
15
6
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
28
35
33
2
Phthisis
1
2
3
34
53
63
47
29
5
3
...
3
240
202
38
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula
13
19
9
3
2
2
3
1
1
...
...
32
53
48
5
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
4
3
1
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus
...
...
...
...
...
1
4
5
4
2
1
...
17
10
7
Other Constitutional Diseases
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
39
46
20
41
58
94
87
90
60
16
3
85
554
445
109