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Kensington 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLEIII.

Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1891.

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

Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions without the Parish.)

For a Summary of this Table see Table Ilia.

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 DISEASES1181062514252028263519322441933683
II. PARASITIC DISEASES.............................................
III. DIETETIC DISEASES.........12342...............1212...
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES553324355677102654614688513409104
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES79..................22354447920215349
VI. LOCAL DISEASES2531754262901271832482991783342816901348342
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE1975591110752...26805525
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECFIED CAUSES1091423224365...12315013218
...633335981201842403313534142728696830662445621
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
1.—MiasmaticDiseases.
Small-pox.............................................
Measles6194........................2529209
Scarlet Fever...1051.....................1016133
Typhus.............................................
Whooping Cough33491...1..................8284759
Diphtheria21681......1............1828244
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever.........1........................11...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever......1981311.........24195
Other Miasmatic Diseases— Influenza2241101218222910341137835
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases.
Simple Cholera.............................................
Diarrhœa, Dysentery63101...223226...7391829
3.—MalarialDiseases.
Remittent Fever.............................................
Ague.............................................
4.—ZoogenousDiseases.
Cow-pox, and effects of Vaccination.............................................
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever).............................................
5.—VenerealDiseases.
Syphilis11...............1......1...1113103
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of the Urethra........................11......22...
6.—SepticDiseases.
Erysipelas1......1...12111...1862
Pyæmia, Septicæmia......1...12......1.........532
Puerperal Fever............32..................532
1181062514252028263519322441933683
11. PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases.............................................
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases.............................................
.............................................
III. DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation..................1...............11...
Scurvy.............................................
Chronic Alcoholism...............232............71...
Delirium Tremens.........121..................44...
.........12342............1212...
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart......121]4......1......1091
Rheumatism......11......1...............33...
Gout.....................223......752
Rickets121........................3422
Cancer, Malignant Disease............4927413376...1279829
Tabes Mesenterica30621.....................3639354
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus18114...1..................2934268
Phthisis......728476464207......623719245
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula612731121.........1833267
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis.............................................
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia...2...............1...1...2431
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus......1...223...42......1495
Other Constitutional Diseases..................1...............11...
553324355677102654614688513409104
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth61..............................61613922
Atelectasis8..............................888...
Congenital Malformation10..............................101082
Old Age.....................2235444...1239825
79..................22354447920215349
VI. LOCAL DISEASES.
1.—Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes17153223...2...1...32453213
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis...1...122203551249114510144
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane............2523...1......1394
Epilepsy.........4372...11......18171
Convulsions3892........................4749445
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans.........1...2246.........15123
Other Diseases of Nervous System3...24134785...837298
2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose)...1......1..................1211
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System.
Pericarditis12.........12...1......377...
Acute Endocarditis......I...•••1......1.........33...
Valvular Diseases of Heart...143558674...1433013
Other Diseases of Heart......161013142948111...13310825
Aneurism.........211311.........972
Embolism, Thrombosis...............1...1............2...2
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels............1.....................11...
4.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
Laryngitis17l...11.........1...812102
Croup15l........................677...
Emphysema, Asthma...............22763......20146
Bronchitis997974721437890861817853244488
Pneumonia312951015243622241016020717334
Pleurisy2...12142421...219127
Other Diseases of Respiratory System128...1134511922056488
5.—Diseases of Digestive System.
Dentition88...........................1616142
Sore Throat, Quinsy............1.....................11...
Diseases of Stomach4...14321511...422175
Enteritis215121111322638335
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine1...2241352o...123167
Peritonitis......252...1221......15132
Ascites........................21......33...
Cirrhosis of Liver...............57612......21147
Jaundice, and other Diseases of the Liver1.........31510421127207
Other Diseases of Digestive System632.........129]...918144
6.—Diseases of Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen)......1............1..........2......
7.—Diseases of Glandlike Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease)...............1...1............29...
8.—Diseases of Urinary System.
Nephritis......11442...82......221210
Bright's Disease, Albuminuria......2o4696831...423012
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate........................22......44...
Other Diseases of the Urinary System.........124323.........15114
9.—Diseases of Reproductive System.
A. Of Organs of Generation.
Male Organs.............................................
Female Organs............4...3...o1......1073
B. Of Parturition.
Abortion, Miscarriage.............................................
Puerperal Convulsions.........1........................11...
Placenta Prævia, Flooding....................................11...
Other Accidents of Childbirth............52...1............871
10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis.........1........................11...
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis......211.........].........523
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints.........1........................11...
11.—Diseases of Integumentary System.
Carbuncle, Phlegmon............2...22............642
Other Diseases of Integumentary System4............11............466...
2531754262901271832482991783342816901348342
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions...234565311...L3022s
Gun-shot Wounds.............................................
Cut, Stab.............................................
Burn, Scald352111...1.........81495
Poison...............1..................1...1
Drowning.....................11.........22...
Suffocation16........................1...1617125
Otherwise.............................................
2.—Homicide.
Manslaughter............1......1............22...
Murder.............................................
3.— Suicide.
Gun-shot Wounds............1...1...............211
Cut, Stab............11211.........624
Poison...............11...............22...
Drowning.............................................
Suffocation...............11...1.........33...
Otherwise........................1.........1...1
4.—Execution.
Hanging.............................................
19755 I9111075226805525
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES
Dropsy.........1......11...1...444...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition10212...............11......11411610412
Mortification.....................142...1752
Tumour1.....................1......1...2...
Abscess122.........2...............77...
Hemorrhage1......i12...............1o41
Sudden Death (Cause not ascertained).........i.....................49......
Causes not specified or ill-defined4......11...1......2.........63
1091423224365...12315013218
CAUSES OK DEATH.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.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total All Ages.Kensington Town.Brompton.
AGES.sub-districts.