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Kensington 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLES IIIADeaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the year 1874, in each Sub-District.(The deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded.)

TABLES IIIA

Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the year 1874, in each Sub-District.

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

Kensington Town.Brompton.CAUSES OF DEATH.All Ages.sub -district.Total. First Quarter.sub-districtTotal. Second Quartersub-district.Total. Third Quarter.sub-district.Total. Fourth Quarter.
Kensington Town.Brompton.KensingtonBrompton.Kensington Town.Brompton.Kensington Town.Brompton.
(CLASSES)
42480I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES5091381615469198813931170791897
39992II. CONSTITUTIONAL491109271361042112588221102822120
921224III. LOCAL114526170331192422341594019930675381
29660IV DEVELOPMENTAL356761389632386851297711384
446V. VIOLENT DEATHS5010111133169...913114
182(Not specified.)208...84...43...35...5
21024692571602127729415108553483105588572129701
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.—miasmatic.
1156Measles1218438719221111121...1
284Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)32.........3...31031315116
242Diphtheria265...511210...10819
251Croup269...92135...59...9
369Whooping-cough45641082101121311112
9...Typhus93...33...31...12...2
199Enteric or Typhoid Fever284262...25498311
114Simple continued Fever152242133144...4
138Erysipelas213144484...4336
186Puerperal Fever (Metria)2193122...2213527
21Carbuncle3............111...11...1
2...Dysentery2..................1...11...1
9022Diarrhœa112516125176413779312
32Simple Cholera5..................325.........
1...Ague1..................1...1.........
134Rheumatism176...64...4123224
Order 2—enthetic.
102Syphilis122...25272...21...1
Order 3.—dietic.
...1Purpura and Scurvy1.....................11.........
32Alcoholisma. Del. Tremens5.........1...12...2.........
b. Intemperance.....................22.........
Order 4.—parasitic.
22Thrush4.........112.........112
424855091381615469198813931170791997
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diathetic.
3...Gout31...1.........2...2.........
72Dropsy93141...12...2112
5116Cancer6711617146201331613114
31Mortification41...1.........1121...1
Order 2.—tubercular.
234Scrofula277189...91...1639
458Tabes Mesenteric a531441811...11113149110
20046Phthisis246601171491362411051501363
6715Hydrocephalus8212517202221752218321
39992491109271361042112588221109822120
III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order 1.—nervous system.
6...Cephalitis6.........2...23...31...1
4519Apoplexy6463911516951418725
3215Paralysis478311851394137310
4...Insanity4112..................2...2
...1Chorea1.....................11.........
94Epilepsy131234152132...2
509Convulsions5917219123151121310212
539Brain Disease, &c6217522102121221412214
Order 2.—organs of circulation.
5...Pericarditis51...11...11...12...2
61Aneurism73...31...11l21...1
10433Heart Disease, &c.137261238289371962529635
Order 3.—respiratory organs.
6...Laryngitis62...23...3.........1...1
25851Bronchitis3098417101473501922110729136
91Pleurisy104...41...11...1415
15026Pneumonia176531063182202262856965
75Asthma124372...2...11112
329Lung Disease, &c.4193124...443715318
Order 4.—digestive organs.
11Gastritis2............111...1.........
163Enteritis194...45...54...4336
182Peritonitis207292...23...36...6
3...Ascites3.........1...11...11...1
53Ulceration of Intestines82...2224...111...1
...1Hernia1............11..................
21Ileus3...112...2..................
11Intussusception21...1.....................11
11Stricture of Intestines2...........................112
62Stomach Disease, &c.8.........3...3325.........
41Hepatitis5............112...22...2
61Jaundice71...12133...3.........
307Liver Disease, &c.3772961714...14347
...1Spleen Disease, &c.1.....................11.........
Order 5.—urinary organs.
21Nephritis3.........1...1.........l12
...1Ischuria1............11..................
148Bright's Disease (Nephria)22145729314314
41Diabetes51...1.........2...22...2
1...Calculus (Stone)1.........1...1..................
61Cystitis71122...21...12...2
102Kidney Disease, &c.121...1...115164...4
Order 6.—organs of generation.
1...Ovarian Dropsy1.........1...1..................
42Uterus Disease, &c.6.........11221311
Order 7.—organs op locomotion.
1...Joint Disease, &c.1.........1...1..................
Order 8.—integumentary system.
7...Phlegmon7.........2...21...14...4
2...Ulcer2...........................2...2
921224114526170331192422341594019930675381
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diseases op children.
3511Premature Birth4614115103137310448
10Cyanosis1.........1...1..................
12Other Malformations3.........123..................
269Teething359211369111123...3
Order 2.—diseases op adults.
113Childbirth (see Puerperal fever)143142133143...3
Order 3.—diseases op old people.
7915Old Age9420424155201421630434
Order 1.—diseases op nutrition.
14320Atrophy and Debility16330535325375055531536
29660356761389632386851297711384
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1.—accident or negligence.
10...Fractures and Contusions103...3222...23...3
2...Wounds2...............2...2.........
1...Burns and Scalds1........................1...1
31Drowning4.........221...1...11
152Suffocation175163141...16...6
...1Otherwise1............11..................
Order 3.—homicide.
22Murder and Manslaughter4...11...11.........2...2
Order 4.—suicide.
4...Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab41...1.........2...21...1
10Drowning1.........1...1..................
2...Hanging2.........1...11...1.........
Order 5.—execution.
2...Violent Deaths (not classed)2.........2...2..................
2...Sudden deaths (cause unascertained)2.........2...2..................
446509211133169913114
182Causes not specified or ill defined208...84...43...35...5