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and 45; of 19, 34, 44, and 16 in the four following decades; three
deaths from apoplexy were of persons between 85 and 95 years of age.
Order 2. Organs of Circulation.—Total deaths 202; five under
5 years of age, and 31 in the Brompton sub-district. The fatal diseases
were Pericarditis 5, Aneurism 9, and "Heart Disease" 188, viz., 159
and 29 in the Town and Brompton sub-districts respectively. Thirtythree
of the deaths were of persons between 5 and 35 years of age. In
the five consecutive decades above 35, the deaths were respectively 23,
34, 36, 44, and 20. Six deaths were of persons between 85 and 95,
and one death occurred at upwards of 95.
Order 3. Respiratory Organs.— The deaths from the diseases of
the respiratory organs were 636 (nearly 100 more than in 1877), 532
in the Town sub-district, and 104 in Brompton; 331 of the deaths were
of children under five. The deaths in the four quarters respectively were
207, 141, 71, and 217. Eight of the deaths were returned as caused
by Spasm of the Glottis—but as these were mostly of infants found
dead in bed, it may not unreasonably be questioned whether at an examination
made hours or even days after death, there would be found
any evidence of such a condition as spasm? In the absence of other
apparent cause of death, the pre-existence of spasm of the glottis may
have been inferred. Laryngitis was the cause of 9 deaths; Bronchitis
and Pneumonia were the causes of 336 and 219 deaths respectively—total
555, of which 91 only occurred in Brompton. Other
diseases were Pleurisy 7, Asthma 15, and Lung Disease 42. Of the
deaths from bronchitis and pneumonia 294 occurred under five years
of age, and 194 above 55; only 67 deaths were of persons between 5
and 55. The diseases of the respiratory organs are most fatal at the
extremes of life, and in cold wintry weather. Of the 636 deaths
424 took place in the first and fourth or winter quarters, and only
212 in the second and third or summer quarters.
Order 4. Digestive Organs.—The deaths from the diseases of the
organs principally concerned in the process of digestion, were 99, of
which 21 occurred in the Brompton sub-district Fifteen of the deaths
were of children under five. Among other affections of these organs
Liver disease, Jaundice, and Hepatitis were the causes of 29, 15, and
8 deaths respectively; Peritonitis, Enteritis, and Gastritis of 11, 8,
and 4; Ulceration of the Intestines and Ileus of 9 and 6.
Order 5. Urinary Organs.—Total deaths 65, of which 24 were in
the Brompton sub-district. Thirty-eight of the deaths were caused by