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Kensington 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE III.

Deaths Registered from all causes in the year 1886.

(Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions outside the Parish.)

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 DISEASES12813416121484474126233225874
II. PARASITIC DISEASES...1..............................111...
III. DIETETIC DISEASES1......137621......121165
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES987229468077626655213170609480129
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES712..................1146287315811741
VI. LOCAL DISEASES2011594853781041361972361503236013941105289
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE226244138671128746311
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES115193...255864...13416713829
63639398116181214221283323226| 65102927562178578
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
1.—Miasmatic Diseases.
Small-poxVaccinated...............
Unvaccinated.............................................
No Statement.............................................
Measles7463........................5356506
Scarlet Fever...74........................71147
Typhus „.............................................
Whooping Cough3547...........................82825824
Diphtheria...21611...1............2130228
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever.............................................
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...123...221.........11174
Other Miasmatic Diseases.............................................
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases.
Simple Cholera......1...........................11...
Diarrhoea, Dysentery7112..................43...83907218
3.—Malarial Diseases.
Remittent Fever.............................................
Ague.............................................
4.- Zoogenous Diseases.
Cowpox, and effects of Vaccination.............................................
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever.............................................
5—Venereal Diseases.
Syphilis14......12112.........1421201
Gonorrhoea, Stricture of the Urethra....................................11...
6.—Septic Disease.
Erysipelas1............1...13...1177...
Pyaemia, Septicæmia.........1...2..................33...
Puerperal Fever.........6112..................19136
12813416121484474126233225874
II. PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases...1...........................111...
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Disease.............................................
...1...........................111...
III. DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation1..............................111...
Scurvy.............................................
Chronic Alcoholism.........12321.........1064
Delirium Tremens............145...............1091
1......137621......121165
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart......1131212.........1156
Rheumatism............1......111......44...
Gout.....................121......44...
Rickets...3...........................3321
Cancer. Malignant Disease...21141124323416321289632
Tabes Mesenterica39112........................5052475
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus313111...1..................62745915
Phthisis...163766643325122...124619551
Other forms of Tuberculosis Scrofula2724871.........1......51685315
Puerpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis1............1..................22...
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia..................1...............11...
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus............4...2631......16124
Other Constitutional Diseases.............................................
987229468077626655213170609480129
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth56..............................56564115
Atelectasis4..............................4431
Congenital Malformation112...........................131394
Old Age........................114628...856421
712..................1146287315811741
VI. LOCAL DISEASES.
1- Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes...26411...............215123
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis12...5111212962252315913128
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane............1.....................11...
Epilepsy...1...3422............11313...
Convulsions50231........................7374695
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)3..............................333...
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans...1...1......2334...114104
Other Diseases of Nervous System1111252433...223149
2.-Diseases of Organs of Special Sense (e.g.,of Ear, Eye, Nose)......1...........................11...
3.-Diseases op Circulatory System.
Pericarditis......1......1...1............33...
Acute Endocarditis.............................................
Valvular Diseases of Heart......1...445892......332013
Other Diseases of Heart...16581019222412111088622
Aneurism...............423............981
Embolism, Thrombosis........................11......22...
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels.........1...12112......853
4.-Diseases op Respiratory System.
Laryngitis1...2........................1321
Croup4153........................1922184
Emphysema, Asthma...1...1...1253......11385
Bronchitis827185911245279641815342336063
Pneumonia17207710141413983371229824
Pleurisy112...141111...21376
Other Diseases of Respiratory System1132...134441114342410
5.—Diseases of Digestive System.
Dentition59...........................1414131
Sore Throat, Quinsey1......1.....................122...
Disease of Stomach6......2113122...618108
Enteritis8212............22...101813
Obstructive Disease of Intestine1112212854...227225
Peritonitis1...24463312...1261610
Ascites...1............1......1...1321
Cirrhosis of Liver............147741......241410
Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver6......25135111...634277
Other Diseases of Digestive System111......21211...21055
6.- Diseases of Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen).............................................
7.—Diseases of Glandlike. Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease).............................................
8.- Diseases of Urinary System
Nephritis...1......1j1...1...11642
Bright's Disease Albuminuria......112287241...281117
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate...1...1.........521311394
Other Diseases of the Urinary System...11...84510341137325
9.—Diseases of Reproductive System. a. Of Organs of Generation.
Male Organs.............................................
Female Organs.........1451331......18126
b. Of Parturition.......
Abortion,Miscarriage.............................................
Puerperal Convulsions...............1...........................
Placenta Prævia, Flooding............1.....................11...
Other Accidents of Childbirth.........373..................1313...
10.- Diseases of Bones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis.............................................
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis.............................................
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints..............................................
11.- Diseases of Integumentary System
Carbuncle, Phlegmon...........................21...312
Other Diseases of Integumentary System1......1.....................122...
2011594853781041361972361503236013941105289
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions231234345...1528262
Gunshot Wounds.........1........................11...
Cut, Stab.............................................
Burn, Scald...3.........1...............344...
Poison...............j1...............211
Drowning...............1..................11...
Suffocation17...1........................171818...
Otherwise...............1111.........44...
2.—Homicide.
Manslaughter.............................................
Murder3............1...............3431
3.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds............11..................312
Cut, Stab.........1...11...............321
Poison...............22...............422
Drowning.............................................
Hanging........................1.........1...1
Otherwise.....................1............1...1
4.—Execution.......
Hanging.............................................
226244138671128746311
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy...1...............1...2...1422
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition108121......1...............12012210517
Mortification.....................142......77...
Tumour.............................................
Abscess1..............................111...
Hemorrhage4..............................444...
Sudden Death (Cause not ascertained).............................................
Causes not specified or Ill-defined262...24562......8291910
115193...255864...13416713829
CAUSES OF DEATH.0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 andTotal under Five Years of Age.Grand under Five Years of Age.Kensington Town.Brompton.
AGES.SUB-DISTRICTS.