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for 119 deaths, of which 24 occurred under five years of age
Eighty-three were registered in the Town sub-district, and 36
in Brompton. "Liver disease" was the cause of 40 deaths;
Jaundice 13, and Stomach disease 18. Enteritis and Peritonitis (inflammation
of the bowels, and of the external covering of the
bowels) caused 10 and 7 deaths respectively. The other principal
causes of death were Ulceration of the intestines 7, Hernia
(rupture) 5, Pens (obstruction or twisting of the bowel) 8, and
Intussusception (obstruction by displacement of the bowel after the
manner that the foot of a stocking is drawn within the legpiece)
5. For other causes of death, vide Table 3 (Appendix.)
Order 5. Urinary Organs.— The deaths due to the diseases
of the urinary organs were 69—55 in the Town sub-district,
and 14 in Brompton. Thirty eight were due to Bright's Disease
(Nephria), 8 of them in Brompton. Cystitis (inflammation
of the bladder), and "Kidney disease" each caused 10 deaths.
Nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys) 5, Diabetes 4, and Calculus
(stone) 2 deaths.
Order 6. Organs of Generation.— The deaths from the
diseases of these organs were 12, viz., from Ovarian Dropsy 7,
and from "Uterus disease, &c.," 5.
Order 7. Organs of Locomotion.—Five deaths were registered
from the diseases of these organs, viz, from Synovitis
(Arthritis—inflammation of joint) 3, and from "Joint disease,
&c.," 2.
Order 8. Integumentary System.—Thirteen deaths (only one
in Brompton) occurred from the diseases of the skin, viz, 12
from Phlegmon (abscess), four of them under five years of age,
and one from Ulcer.
Class 4.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
This class contains four orders, and embraces the diseases (1)
of children, (2) of adults, (3) of old people, and (4) of nutrition.
The total deaths from these diseases were 340 (238 under
five years of age), of which 278 were registered in the Town
sub-district, and 62 in Brompton.
Order 1. Diseases of Children.—Premature Birth was the
chief "disease" and the assigned cause of 63 deaths, the
majority of them within a few days or hours of birth. Teething
comes next in order of fatality, 27 deaths, viz., 13 in the first
and 14 in the second year of life. Five deaths were due to
Cyanosis (congenital malformation of the heart). " Other malformations"
caused 2 deaths.
Order 2. Diseases of Adults.—"Childbirth" was the cause
of 5 deaths—in the Town sub-district.
Order 3. Diseases of Old People.— "Old Age," is the only