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8. Diseases of Urinary Organs. -Of the 71 deaths
ascribed to these causes, 52 were registered in the Town subdistrict
and 19 in Brompton. The fatal diseases were,
Nephritis, 20 deaths; Bright's Disease (Albuminuria), 27;
Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate, 15; and Other Diseases of
Urinary System, 9 deaths.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of
Organs of Generation—Male Organs, 1 death; Female Organs,
7 deaths ; (b) Of Parturition, 9 deaths, viz., Miscarriage, 2;
Flooding, 1 ; Other Accidents of Childbirth, 6.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.—Eight deaths
were registered : Caries, 4 ; Arthitis, 1 ; Other Diseases, 3.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.—Six
deaths were registered.
Class VII.—Deaths from Violence.
Ninety-six deaths, including 27 under five years of age,
and 19 under one year, are distributed over the four Orders
comprised in this Class : 25 of them belong to the Brompton
sub-district.
1. Accident or Negligence.—Total deaths, 72 including
13 in Brompton, and 27 under five years of age; viz.,
from Fractures and Contusions, 36; Burn, Scald, 10; Poison,
3; Drowning, 2; Suffocation, mostly of infants overlaid, 20.
Eighteen of these "accidents" occurred to children of less
than one year old. Eighteen of the deaths from suffocation
were registered in the Town sub-district.
3. SUICIDE.—Total deaths, 24; including 12 in Brompton,
an excessive proportion; viz., by Gun-shot Wounds, 2; Cut,
Stab, 7 ; Poison, 3 ; Drowning, 3 ; Suffocation, 3 ; Otherwise, 6.
Class VIII.—Deaths from Ill-Defined and not
Specified Causes.
This Class includes the causes of 109 deaths, 102 under
five years of age, and 97 under one year ; 99 and 10 in the
Town and Brompton sub-districts respectively. The causes
named are: Debility, Atrophy, Inanition, 99 deaths (all
under five years of age, and 94 under one year); Dropsy, 1;
Mortification, 1; Tumour, 2; and Abscess 2. To Causes
not Specified or Ill-defined, 4 deaths were ascribed.