London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]

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6. Diseases of Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics,
and of Spleen). No death was registered.
7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncurtain
Use (eg., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease). No death was
registered.
8. Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Of the 76 deaths
ascribed to these causes, 60 were registered in the Town subdistrict
and 16 in Brompton. The fatal diseases were,
Nephritis, 15 deaths; Bright's Disease (Albuminuria), 32;
Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate, 16; and Other Diseases of
Urinary System, 13 deaths.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of Organs
of Generation—Male Organs, no death; Female Organs, 8
deaths; (b) Of Parturition, 13 deaths, viz., Miscarriage, 1;
Puerperal Convulsions, 1; Flooding, 1; Other Accidents of
Childbirth, 10.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.—Six deaths were
registered, viz., Caries, 4; Arthritis, 2.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.—Two deaths
were registered.
Class VII.—Deaths from Violence.
One hundred and one deaths, including 28 under five
years of age, and 22 under one year, are distributed over the
four Orders comprised in this Class; 21 of them belong to the
Brompton sub-district.
1. Accident ok Negligence.—Total deaths 79, including 15 in Brompton, and 28 under five years of age; viz.,
from Fractures and Contusions, 45 ; Burn, Scald, 9; Poison,
4; Drowning, 1; Cut, stab, 1; Suffocation, mostly of infants