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7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use
(e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease). No death registered.
8. Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Of the 72 deaths
assigned to these causes, 57 were registered in the Town subdistrict,
and 15 in Brompton: two were of children under five
years of age. The diseases were Nephritis, 15 deaths; Bright's
Disease (Albuminuria),26; Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate,
4 ; Other Diseases of Urinary System, 27.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of Organs
of Generation: Male Organs, no deaths; Female Organs, 4.
(b) Of Parturition, 13 deaths, viz., from Abortion, Miscarriage,
1; Placenta Prœvia (flooding), 1; Puerperal Convulsions, 3;
Other accidents of Childbirth, 8.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.—Six deaths.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.—Nine deaths.
Class 7.—Deaths from Violence.
Seventy-one deaths, including 29 under five years of age
(20 under one year), are distributed over the four Orders comprised
in this Class; 8 of them belong to the Brompton subdistrict.
1. Accident or Negligence.—Total deaths 60, including
6 in Brompton, and 25 under five years of age; viz., from
Fractures and Contusions, 32; Burn, Scald, 6; Poison, 1;
Drowning, 1; Suffocation, generally of infants "overlaid," 19
(including 15 under one year) ; Otherwise, 1.
2. Homicide.—Five deaths, including, from want of attention
at birth, two newly-born infants of unknown parentage,
3. Suicide.—Of the six suicidal deaths, 4 took place in the
Town sub-district. Poison was the cause of death in two cases;
Hanging in 2; Gunshot Wound and Drowning in one each.