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district and 16 in Brompton. The diseases were Nephritis,
8 deaths; Bright's Disease (Albuminuria), 26; Diseases of
Bladder or of Prostate, 12; Other Diseases of Urinary ystem, 19.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of Organs
of Generation—Male Organs, no deaths; Female Organs, 11;
(b) Of Parturition, 14 deaths, viz., from Abortion, 1; Placenta
Prcevia, Flooding, 3 deaths; Other accidents of Child-birth, 10.
10. Diseases of Bones and Joints.—Eight deaths;
Caries, Necrosis, 5; Arthritis, 3.
11. Diseases of Integumentary System.—Four deaths.
Class VII.—Deaths from Violence.
Sixty-seven deaths, including 22 under five years of age (15
under one year), are distributed over the four Orders comprised
in this Class: 14 of them belong to Brompton sub-district.
1. Accident or Negligence.—Total deaths, 61, including
14 in Brompton, and 22 under five years of age: viz., from
Fractures and Contusions, 37; Burn, Scald, 4; Drowning, 1;
Poison, 1; Suffocation, generally of infants "overlaid," 18
(including 17 under 5 and 14 under one year), all but three in
the Town sub-district.
2. Homicide.—Manslaughter, one death.
3. Suicide.—The five suicidal deaths (there were 14 in
1889) belong to the Town sub-district. Gun-shot Wound,
Cutting and Drowning were the cause of death in one case each,
and Hanging in two.
Class VIII.—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 illdefined
causes of death from other positions in the old