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years of age. The diseases were Nephritis, 13 deaths; Bright's
Disease (Albuminuria), 34; Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate,
15; Other Diseases of Urinary System, 15.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.— (a) Of Organs
of Generation; Male Organs, no deaths; Female Organs, 7;
(b) Of Parturition, 10 deaths, viz., from Placenta Prcevia (flooding),
1; Puerperal Convulsions, 2 ; Other accidents of Childbirth, 7.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.— Twelve deaths;
Caries, Necrosis, 8; Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis, 4.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System. — Three
deaths.
Class 7.—Deaths from Violence.
Sixty-four deaths, including 16 under five years of age (10
under one year), are distributed over the four Orders comprised
in this Class: 11 of them belong to the Brompton sub district.
1. Accident ok Negligence.— Total deaths, 53 including
7 in Brompton, and 15 under five years of age: viz., from
Fractures and Contusions, 32; Burn, Scald, 6; Poison, 3;
Drowning, 2; Cut, Stab, 1; Suffocation, generally of infants
"overlaid" 9 (including 7 under one year), all but one in the
Town sub-district.
2. Homicide.— Two deaths.
3. Suicide.— Of nine suicidal deaths, five belong to the
Town sub-district, and four to Brompton. Poison was the cause
of death in four cases; Gunshot Wound in two; Drowning,
Hanging, and Cut, Stab, in one each.
Class 8.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified
Causes.
This Class has acquired increased importance in the new
classification, from the transfer to it of a certain number of ill-