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of the Heart, 62. Other diseases of the heart caused 144
deaths. Aneurism was the cause of 8 deaths, and Embolism,
Thrombosis, of 18. Other Diseases of Blood Vessels caused 7
deaths.
4. Respiratory System.—The deaths from the diseases
of the respiratory organs, Phthisis being excluded, were 516
(against 671, 556, and 574, in the preceding three years respectively), and 17.8 per cent. of total deaths. Of these deaths 440
were registered in the Town sub-district, and 76 in Brompton.
The deaths under five years of age were 226, or 43.8 per cent.
(against 31.3 46.2, and 34.0, per cent. in the preceding three
years respectively); and at fifty-five and upwards 199, or
38.6 per cent. of the whole number, against 42.5, 36.0, and
463, per cent. in the preceding three years respectively. The
fatal diseases were Laryngitis, 5 deaths; Group, 4*
Emphysema, Asthma, 6; Bronchitis, 350; Pneumonia, 112;
Pleurisy, 12; and Other Diseases of the Respiratory System,
27. Bronchitis and Pneumonia, therefore, were accountable
for 462 deaths (including 211 under five years of age), of
which 63 were registered in Brompton.
5. Digestive System.—The diseases of the various
organs concerned in digestion were the causes of 209 deaths,
83 of them under five years of age: 164 in the Town subdistrict
and 45 in Brompton. Dentition was the cause of 17
deaths under five, 13 of them under one year. Diseases
of the Stomach caused 17 deaths; Enteritis (including Gastroenteritis), 69; Obstructive Discases of Intestine, 42; Peritonitis,
16; Ascites, 1. Cirrhosis of Liver caused 27 deaths; Jaundice
and Other Diseases of Liver, 17 (including three under one
year); and Other Diseases of Digestive System, 3 deaths.
* Eleven cases of "membranous croup "were notified. The RegistrarGeneral
classifies fatal cases of this disease to diphtheria.