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Kensington 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE III.Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1874.(The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded.)

TABLE III.

Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1874.

(The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded.)

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deaths under fiveGrand Total.SUB -DISTRICT.
KensingtonBrompton.
Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 8585 to 95.95 and upwards.
(CLASSES)
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES1878995402426131310931...37150942485
II. CONSTITUTIONAL694644404960585632298......15949139992
III. LOCAL2426652212754751211521801292243601145921224
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL228164...46411144331424835629660
V. VIOLENT DEATHS28...24121741.........3050446
(Not specified.)866..............................2020182
762223203105105148151198199232183548118825712102469
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.—miasmatic.
Small-pax...................................................
Measles3747352...........................1191211156
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)181211...........................2132284
Diphtheria3297...2111............1426242
Quinsy...................................................
Croup74141...........................2526251
Whooping-cough1417131...........................4445369
Typhus......12.........3111......199...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...3276143...2.........528199
Simple continued Fever3141...1......221......815114
Erysipelas3...12432321.........421138
Puerperal Fever (Metria)............9123.....................24186
Carbuncle...............1...11...............321
Influenza...................................................
Dysentery........................2...............22...
Diarrhœa10062..................211...1081129022
Simple Cholera5....................................5532
Ague.....................1..................11...
Remittent Fever...................................................
Rhenmatism1...25331............134
Other Zymotic Diseases..............................
Order 2—enthetic.
Syphilis111.................................1212102
Stricture of Urethra...................................................
Hydrophobia...................................................
Glanders...................................................
Order 8.—dietic.
Privation...................................................
Want of Breast-milk...................................................
Purpura and Scurvy..................1.....................1...1
Alcoholisma Del. Tremens...............2......1............
b Intemperance..................11..................532
Order 4.—parasitic.
Thrush2......1...1.....................2422
Worms, &c....................................................
1878995402426131310831...37150942485
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diathetic.
Gout........................12............33...
Dropsy......11...112...12......1972
Cancer............1161718195.........675116
Cancrum Oris (Noma)...................................................
Mortification......1...............111......1431
Order 2.—tubercular.
Scrofula116421...12...............2127234
Tabes Mesenteriea33155..............................5353458
Phthisis1782546565035126.........1624620046
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis2418251212.....................67826715
694644404960585632298......15949139992
III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order I.—NERVOUS SYSTEM
Cephalitis1......3...1...1...............166...
Apoplexy211...1121516187......4644519
Paralysis...1...1...13671513......1473215
Insanity............11.........2............44...
Chorea ............................1............1...1
Epilepsy1...1......24221.........21394
Convulsions4784..............................5959509
Brain Disease, &c945221679116......1862539
Order 2.—organs of circulation.
Pericarditis......2...1...1...1............255...
Aneurism...............132...1............761
Heart Disease,&c223355613232931123713710433
Order 3.—respiratory organs.
Laryngitis2...2...1......1...............466...
Bronchitis91251033613193253485112630925851
Pleurisy...11...2...221...1......21091
Pneumonia55201934141318111351...9417615026
Asthma...............2...1432.........1275
Lung Disease,&c1422......21111341...1841329
Order 4.—digestive organs.
Gastritis............1............1............211
Enteritis71...1131122.........819163
Peritonitis3......41421221......320182
Ascites.....................12...............33...
Ulceration of Intestines...1............213......1...1853
Hernia...........................1............1...1
Ileus........................21............321
Intussusception ...1............1.....................1211
Stricture of Intestines..............................2.........211
Fistula...................................................
Stomach Disease, &c................1......52............862
Pancreas Disease, &c....................................................
Hepatitis.........1...111......1.........541
Jaundice3..................3......1......3761
Liver Disease, &c.2.........21696722...237307
Spleen Disease, &c...................1.....................1...1
Order 5.—urinary organs.
Nephritis......1......11..................1321
Ischuria.....................1..................1...1
Bright's Disease (Nephria)............1235452.........22148
Diabetes.....................2111.........541
Calculus (Stone) .................1........................11...
Cystitis........................151.........761
Kidney Disease, &c.............1...33311.........12102
Order 6.—organs or generation.
Ovarian Dropsy........................1...............11...
Uterus Disease, &c................1...32...............642
Order 7.—organs of locomotion.
Synovitis (Arthritis)...................................................
Joint Disease, &c......................1..................11...
Order 8.—integumentary system.
Phlegmon2...1......1...111.........377...
Ulcer..................1......1............22...
Skin Disease, &c....................................................
2426652212754571211521801292243601145921224
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diseases or children.
Premature Birth46....................................46463511
Cyanosis1....................................111...
Spina Bifida...................................................
Other Malformations3....................................3312
Teething2510.................................3535269
Order 2.—diseases or adults.
Paramenia...................................................
Childbirth (see Puerperal fever)............464.....................14113
Order 3.—diseases or old people. Old Age.....................111443314...947915
Order 4.—diseases or nutrition. Atrophy and Debility15364..............................16316314320
228164...46411144331424835629660
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1.—accident or negligence.
Fractures and Contusions1......112...221.........11010...
Wounds..................11..................22...
Burns and Scalds......1..............................111...
Poison...................................................
Drowning1...12...........................2431
Suffocation17....................................1717152
Otherwise.........1..............................1...1
Order 3.—homicide. Murder and Manslaughter4....................................4422
Order 4.—suicide.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab1..................21............144...
Poison...................................................
Drowning.....................1..................11...
Hanging.....................11...............22...
Otherwise...................................................
Order 5.—execution.
Hanging...................................................
Violent Deaths (not classed)2....................................222...
Sudden deaths (cause unascertained)2....................................222...
28...24121741.........3050446
Causes not specified or ill defined866..............................2020182
CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 55 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.Total deaths under Five.Grand Total.Kensington Town.Brompton.
AGES.SUB-DISTRICT