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Kensington 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE III.

Deaths registered from all causes during the year 1879.

(Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital. VideReport, page 60).

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total deaths under Five.Grand Totalsub-districts.
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.Kensington Town.Brompton.
(classes)
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES13790805210191899842...30743836771
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES92524625517199706233131...190615502113
III. LOCAL „272124592522469913719824613413...45513751093282
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL199285...396...5205431423236429074
V. VIOLENT DEATHS222523...26434......29594514
CAUSES NOT SPECIFIED OR ILL-DEFINED...41............211.........5972
72230019610489151224224279311209474121828602304556
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Order 1.—miasmatic.
Varicella...................................................
Small-pox1......2...4...1...............1826
Measles16291211.....................57604713
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)...8161511.....................24412714
Diphtheria311110............1............1526251
Quinsy...................................................
Croup4894...........................212525...
Whooping-cough2930267......1..................85937914
Typhus............1..............................1...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever11......1231...............214122
Simple continued Fever1......211...........................62
Erysipelas3.....................21.........3...81
Puerperal Fever (Metria)............24........................651
Carbuncle...................................................
Influenza...................................................
Dysentery...................................................
Diarrhœa451121...1111242...5871638
Simple Cholera...1............1......1.........133...
Ague...............1......1............21...
Remittent Fever...................................................
Rheumatism...1...43...2122.........115132
Other Zymotic Diseases...................................................
Pyaemia......1......1121............1651
Order 2.—enthetic.
Syphilis12...............3..................1215132
Stricture of Urethra........................2...............22...
Hydrophobia...................................................
Glanders1....................................111...
Order 3.—dietic.
Privation1....................................1
Want of Breast Milk7....................................7761
Purpura and Scurvy..............................
Alcoholism a. Del. Tremens...............211..................44...
b. Intemperance................24......1............77...
Order 4.— parasitic.
Thrush13....................................1313121
Worms, &c....................................................
13790805210191899842...30743836771
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—diathetic.
Gout........................351.........972
Dropsy1......11......113.........1871
Cancer...............312153221111......957322
Cancrum Oris (Noma)...................................................
Mortification1........................21......1431
Order 2.—tubercular.
Scrofula and Tuberculosis75651...212............1829209
Tabes Mesenterica4919122...........................8082766
Phthisis.........648688453242............28523451
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis342828111...1..................901038221
92524625517199706233131...190615502113
III. LOCAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—nervous system.
Cephalitis1...1......12......1.........2642
Apoplexy1.........24415162014.........765917
Paralysis......1.........1471891...141329
Insanity..................1.....................22...
Chorea...................................................
Epilepsy............21221...............954
Convulsions65176.................................88887315
Brain Disease, &c.221"41596151812......675669
Order 2.—organs of circulation.
Pericarditis...111...1.........1.........2541
Aneurism..................26111.........1174
Heart Disease, &c.11173721263181201...315011139
Order 3.—respiratory organs.
Spasm of the Glottis45.................................9972
Laryngitis6...2......1.....................899...
Bronchitis1155420...3271654865710...18942434084
Pleurisy...1.........2...221.........1862
Pneumonia453517447151920217......9719415935
Asthma.....................4441.........1367
Lung Disease, &c.124l1...295342......17433310
Order 4.—digestive organs.
Gastritis1.....................2...1......1431
Enteritis412......2114...1......716124
Peritonitis...11...2111...21......212111
Ascites...................................................
Ulceration of Intestines1.........1........................122...
Hernia........................2...............22...
Ileus1............11121.........1752
Intussusception..................2.....................22...
Stricture of Intestines......................................................
Fistula...........................1............11...
Stomach Disease, &c.1...1............2...2.........277...
Pancreas Disease, &c........................................111...
Hepatitis...............1...2..................66...
Jaundice112............1...121......1318162
Liver Disease, &c.......11...1119771......13832...
Spleen Disease, &c....................................................
Order 5.—urinary organs.
Nephritis......111.........1......1...15...3
Ischuria...................................................
Bright's Disease (Nephria)...............23101112............382711
Diabetes...............11112............651
Calculus (Stone)..............................1.........11...
Cystitis........................333.........963
Kidney Disease, &c..........22211432.........17143
Order 6.—organs OF generation.
Ovarian Dropsy..................3212............844
Uterus Disease, &c................1...11...............321
Order 7.—organs OF locomotion.
Synovitis (Arthritis)...................................................
Joint Disease, &c.............11........................22...
Order 8.—integumentary system.
Phlegmon......12............2............155...
Ulcer.....................1..................11...
Skin Disease, &c.1....................................111...
272124592522469913719824613413...45513751093282
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Order 1.—diseases OF children.
Premature Birth62....................................62624913
Cyanosis4...1..............................5532
Spina Bifida...................................................
Other Malformations3....................................3312
Teething20161..............................3737298
Order 2.—diseases OF adults.
Paramenia...................................................
Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............396.....................18126
Order 3.—diseases of old people.
Old Age........................31854314...1108921
Order 4.—diseases of nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility110123...............22.........12512910722
199285...396...5205431423236429074
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
Order 1.—accident or negligence.
Fractures and Contusions1...313412212......420155
Wounds...................................................
Burns and Scalds111.....................1......344...
Poison......1............1...............122...
Drowning...1...1..................1......133...
Suffocation16.....................1............1617143
Otherwise3........................1.........3431
Order 3.—homicide.
Murder and Manslaughter1............1.....................12...2
Order 4.—suicide.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab...............1........................1...1
Poison..................13..................422
Drowning...........................1............11...
Hangiug...................................................
Otherwise........................1...............11...
Order 5.—execution.
Hanging...................................................
Violent Deaths (not classed)...................................................
Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained)...................................................
222523626434......29594514
Causes not specified or ill defined...41............211.........5972
CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1.l to2.2 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 upwordTotal deaths under Five.Grand Total.Kensington Town.Brompton
AGES.Sub-Districts.