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Kensington 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE III.

Deaths Registered from all causes in the year 1882.

(Exclusive of the Deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital but inclusive of the deaths of Parishioners in the Infectious Disease Hospitals).

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total all Ages.SUB-DISTRICTS
0 to 1.1 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 and upwards.Kensington Town.Brompton.
(classes)
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES1321954710151476...1232742935970
II. PARASITIC DISEASES62...........................888...
III. DIETIC DISEASES3.........411...3......312102
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES655838486792735831141123545437108
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES73..................11138237314612224
VI. LOCAL DISEASES254192393561821191682091182544612921022270
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE197...556683...126604119
VIII. DEATHS FEOM ILL DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES832511111222...10811910217
6354791259914319620724325917352111426112101510
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
1. Miasmatic Diseases.
SmallpoxVaccinated.............................................
Unvaccinated.............................................
No Statement.............................................
Measles22514........................7377707
Scarler Fever24020........................42624913
Typhus „.........1........................11...
Whooping Cough36748......1...............1101199722
Diphtheria2158........................1725169
Simple Continued or Ill defined Fever...11...3...1............1651
Enteric or Typhoid Fever1355371............425223
Other Miasmatic Diseases.............................................
2. Diarrhœal Diseases.
Simple Cholera.............................................
Diarrhœa, Dysentery4511............21......25661547
3. Malarial Diseases.
Remittent Fever.............................................
Ague.............................................
4. Zoogenous Diseases.
Cowpox, and effects of Vaccination.............................................
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever).............................................
6. Venereal Diseases.
Syphilis16......1...121.........1621183
Gonorrhoea, Stricture of the Urethra.............................................
6. Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas8............113...1...814122
Pyæmia, Septiæmia......1222...1............871
Puerperal Fever.........172..................1082
1321954710151476...1232742935970
II. PARASITIC DISEASES. Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases62...........................888...
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitio Diseases.............................................
62...........................888...
III. DIETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation3.....................1......344...
Scurvy............•••..............................
Chronic Alcoholism............31......2.........642
Delirium Tremens............1...1...............22...
3.........411...3......312102
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart......21...2...1............651
Rheumatism1......3.........211...1862
Gout...............11121......651
Rickets1..............................111...
Cancer, Malignant Disease............510192718121...926626
Tabes Mesenterica2816...............11......4446388
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus23229........................45544113
Phthisis...21828597651236......227322845
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula12179411...............2944359
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis............1......1............211
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia...1......111...1......155...
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus.........2...1122.........862
Other Constitutional Diseases.............................................
655838486792735831141123545437108
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth62........................•••...62625210
Atelectasis5..............................555...
Congenital Malformation6..............................6651
Old Age.....................1113823...736013
73.................11138237314612224
VI. LOCAL DISEASES.
1. Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes...223••...11.........2972
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis1......111016303122711199128
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane..................1...3.........44...
Epilepsy...1...3113111...112111
Convulsions53231........................76776314
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)34...........................7761
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans......1...111223......1192
Other Diseases of Nervous System142...242...231521192
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose).............................................
3. Diseases of Circulatory System.
Pericarditis..................1......1......22...
Acute Endocarditis......1......1...1............3...3
Valvular Liseases of Heart.........3...24425......201010
Other Diseases of Heart343781118343481713110328
Aneurism............13..................44...
Embolism, Thrombosis1......11............11155...
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels.....................11.........211
4. Diseases of Respiratory System.
Laryngitis...31........................3422
Croup2171.........•••......•••...1920173
Emphysema, Asthma.........1...12441......13121
Bronchitis1148411126123869371119838532362
Pneumonia342645911131413616013610135
Pleurisy122......12114...314113
Other Diseases of Respiratory System75......33455411237289
6. Diseases of Digestive System.
Dentition118...........................1919145
Sore Throat, Quinsey22............1............455...
Diseases of Stomach222...3...4131...418153
Enteritis621...21...221817152
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine5...1......16233...521156
Peritonitis1...121213...1...11293
Ascites.............................................
Cirrhosis of Liver............1785221...26206
Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver2......2253784...233249
Other Diseases of Digestive System41.........1...............566...
6. Diseases of Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen).........111......••.........321
7. Diseases of Glandlike Organs of Uncertain Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease).............................................
8. Diseases of Ueinary System.
Nephritis.........1112...32......1010...
Bright's Disease, Albuminuria...22...2375103...2342311
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate...............11234......1174
Other Diseases of the Urinary System ........2...1135511...19154
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.
a.Of Organs of Generation.
Male Organs.............................................
Female Organs.........14...2...1......835
b.Of Parturition.
Abortion, Miscarriage.............................................
Puerperal Convulsions.............................................
Placenta Prævia, Flooding............23..................55...
Other Accidents of Childbirth.........22.....................431
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis......11........................2...2
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis..............................................
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints.............................................
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.
Carbuncle, Phlegmon..................1...1.........211
Other Diseases of Iutegumentary System1..............................111...
254192393551821191682091182544612921022270
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
1. Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions13...213331...1418117
Gunshot Wounds.............................................
Cut, Stab.............................................
Burn, Scald...3...1......11.........3642
Poison11...........................222...
Drowning.....................2............22...
Suffocation13......1...1...............1315114
Otherwise3...............1............3431
2. Homicide.
Manslaughter1..............................111...
Murder.........1.....................11...
8. Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds.............................................
Cut, Stab............11......1.........321
Poison..................11............22...
Drowning.............................................
Hanging............3......11.........523
Otherwise...............1..................1...1
4. Execution.
Hanging.............................................
197...556683...126604119
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy..................12............33...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition8017...........................97978413
Mortification........................12......33...
Tumour.............................................
Abscess11...1.....................233...
Hæmorrhage2.........11...............244...
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained).............................................
Causes not Specified or Ill-defined...71...............1......7954
832511111222...10811910217
CAUSES OF DEATH.0 to 1.1 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 85.65 and upwards.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total all Ages.Kensington Town.Brompton.
AGES.Sub-districts.