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9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of organs
of generation : male organs, no deaths; female organs, 15:
(b) Of parturition 3 deaths, viz., from Placenta prcevia,
(flooding), 2, and Other accidents of childbirth, 1.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.—Arthritis, ostitis,
periostitis, caused two deaths.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System, 4 deaths,
viz., Carbuncle, Phlegmon, 2; "Other diseases," 2.
Class 7.—Deaths from Violence.
Fifty-one deaths, including 21 under five years of age, are
distributed over the four Orders comprised in this class; 13
of them belonging to the Brompton sub-district.
1. Accident or Negligence.—Total deaths 40, including
9 in Brompton, and 20 under five years of age, viz., from
Fractures and Contusions, 15; Bum, Scald, 3; Poison, 2;
Drowning, 2; Suffocation, generally of infants " overlaid,"
16, including 14 under one year; " Otherwise,'' 2.
2. Homicide.—Murder, 1; of a newly born child, by some
person unknown.
3. Suicide.—Of the 10 suicidal deaths, seven occurred
in the Town sub-district, and 3 in Brompton. Poison was
the lethal agent in 5 cases; Hanging in 2; Cut, Stab in 2;
Pistol shot wound in 1.
Class 8.—Deaths from Ill-defined and. not Specified
Causes.—This class has assumed great importance
in the new arrangement, owing to the transfer of a large
number of diseases from other positions in the old classification;
the causes of 136 deaths, 118 and 18 in the Town and
Brompton sub-districts respectively, including 108 under five
years of age, are embraced in it, viz -.—Dropsy, 1; Debility,
Atrophy, Inanition, 108, (all under five years, and 93 under
one year); Mortification, 2; Abscess, 8; and Hemorrhage, 1;
Causes not specified or ill-defined, 16.