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Kensington 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE III.Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1878-(The Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital are not included in this Table. VideReport, page 45.)

TABLE III.

Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1878-

(The Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital are not included in this Table. VideReport, page 45.)

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deathsunaer Five. Grand Total.sub-distriots.
Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 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.Keiwngtonl Town.Brompton.
(classes)
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES24311913549181714914691...49763455579
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES79593541557783874730111...174605498107
III. LOCAL25811388403250861181812261282214591343105238
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL213218265522194017224234?27963
V. VIOLENT DEATHS26155345254.3...32635211
CAUSES NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL DEFINED.41.........2...1...............5871
823314271137114155193219249285191413140929952496499
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.—miasmatic.
Varicella......1..............................111...
Small-pox...1...11...31...1.........1835
Measles1421133...........................4851483
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)3123517...1.....................6068608
Diphtheria...l'1191........................1222...
Quinsy...................................................
Croup24821........................1417161
Whooping-cough7551546..................1......18018716522
Typhus......1...2........................133...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever1......5114...11............123149
Simple continued Fever1...1.........111............2532
Erysipelas3...............1121.........3862
Puerperal Fever (Metria)............15........................66...
Carbuncle...................................................
Influenza...................................................
Dysentery1...1............1...1.........244...
Diarrhœa11526102...213638......15117615818
Simple Cholera...................................................
Ague............1...........................11...
Remittent Fever.........1...........................11...
Rheumatism...1...3...22...1......1...11082
Other Zymotic Diseases...................................................
Pyaemia...............22...1............541
Order 2.—enthetic.
Syphilis142.........1.....................1617161
Stricture of Urethra...................................................
Hydrophobia...................................................
Glanders...................................................
Order 3.—dietic.
Privation...................................................
Want of Breast Milk4....................................444...
Purpura and Scurvy1.....................1............1211
Alcoholism (a Del. Tremens..................21..................321
Alcoholism b Intemperance..................22...1...............33...
Order 4.—parasitic.
Thrush9....................................996
Worms, &c...................................................
2431191354918171491469149763455579
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diathetic.
gout............1.........21............431
Dropsy...1...3...11111.........1981
Cancer......1...1...7221818111...1796118
Cancrum Oris (Noma)1...11......1..................344...
Mortification........................3"2............55...
Order 2.—tubercular.
Scrofula and Tuberculosis141410133211...1.........3859518
Tdbes Mesenterica312342......1..................5861583
Phthisis...111446737163237.........229923861
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis3320188411......................71857015
79593541557783874730111174605498107
III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order 1.—nervous system.
Cephalitis...1...1......1...1............144...
Apoplexy...11113113272693...2866917
Paralysis......1...1...167187......1412813
Insanity...............11..................211
Chorea................................................
Epilepsy...1...22232...22......11697
Convulsions691642...........................8991847
Brain Disease, &c5...4541312181481...975669
Order 2 -organs of circulation
Pericarditis......12...1...1...............155...
Aneurism............111321............972
Heart Disease, &c.2...29712223034432061418815929
Order 3.—respiratory organs.
Spasm of the Glottis512..............................8871
Laryngitis221...11......11.........5972
Bronchitis92472431231439554610...16333628056
Pleurisy......11...112............1743
Pneumonia5339396971391316141...13121918435
Asthma1...............33233......115132
Lung Disease, &e.1534......2325.35......2242375
Order 4.—digestive organs.
Gastritis.........1......1...11............431
Enteritis21...112...1...............3871
Peritonitis......11...122...4.........11192
Ascites................................................
Ulceration of Intestines1.........l...31...12......1981
........................1...............11...
Heus...............11...2'2............633
Intussusception2....................................221
Stricture of Intestines...................................................
Fistula...................................................
Stomach Disease, &c......................1...4............541
Pancreas Disease, &c...................................................
Hepatitis...............2'32...1............862
Jaundice7.........l.........241......715132
Liver Disease, &c............115510511......29227
Spleen Disease, &c.......1..............................111...
Order 5.—urinary organs.
Nephritis...............1.........2............32
Ischuria...................................................
Bright's Disease (Nephria)......11...686853......1382414
Diabetes...........................2............211
Calculus (Stone).....................112............422
Cystitis.....................1134.........954
Kidney Disease, he.1...1...112......21......2972
Order 6.—organs op generation.
Ovarian Dropsy..................11......1.........321
Uterus Disease, &c................13.....................431
Order 7.—organs op locomotion.
Synovitis (Arthritis)...................................................
Joint Disease, St c.......4............11............66...
Order 8.—integumentary system.
Phlegmon11..................12.........2541
Ulcer..................11221.........77...
Skin Disease, &c............................1.........1...1
258113884032508611818122612822145913431105238
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diseases of children.
Premature Birth60....................................60604911
Cyanosis7...1..............................8862
Si»ina Bifida1....................................11...8
Other Malformations4....................................4413
Teething22152..............................3939336
Order 2.—diseases of adults.
Paramenia...................................................
Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............554.....................14131
Order 3.—diseases of old people.
Old Age........................21840172...796910
Order 4.—diseases of nutrition. Atrophy and Debility1196521...12...1.........13013710829
213218265522194017224234227963
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1.—accrdent or negligence.
Fractures and Contusions2...j32321213......320173
Wounds...................................................
Buruns and Scalds113..................1.........566...
Poison......11......1...1............1422
Drowning1....................................111...
Suffocation16............111...............1619154
Otherwise4......1...........................4541
Order 3.—homicide.
Murdei and Manslaughter1.................................111...
Order 4.—suicide.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab............1............1............211
Poison..................1...11............33...
Drowning...................................................
Hanging...................................................
Otherwise...................................................
Order 5.—execution.
Hanging...................................................
Violent Deaths (not classed)...................................................
Sudden deaths (cause unascertained)1.....................1............122...
261553452543......32635211
Causes not specified or iU defined41.........2...1...............5871
CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 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,Sensing- tonTown.Brompton
AGES.Sub-Districts