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elsewhere stated (page 38), there is good reason for believing
that the epidemic of Influenza was largely responsible for
the fatality of this class of diseases, in 1891. The fatal
diseases were Laryngitis, 12 deaths; Croup (transferred in
the new classification from "miasmatic" diseases), 7*:
Emphysema, Asthma, 20 : Bronchitis, 532; Pneumonia, 207;
Pleurisy, 19, and Other Diseases of Respiratory System, 56.
Bronchitis and Pneumonia, therefore, were accountable for 739
deaths (including 238 under five years of age), 122 of them
registered in Brompton.
5. Digestive System.— The diseases of the various
organs concerned in digestion, were the causes of 184 deaths ;
57 of them under five years of age; 145 in the Town subdistrict,
and 39 in Brompton. In the new classification,
Dentition is included in this Order: it was the cause of 16
deaths under five, 8 of them under one year. Quinsy
(transferred in the new classification from " miasmatic "
diseases), was the cause of one death : Disease of Stomach, of
22 deaths , Enteritis. 38 ; Obstructive Diseases of Intestines, 23;
Peritonitis, 15, and Ascites, 3. Cirrhosis of Liver was the
cause of 21 deaths: Jaundice and Other Diseases of Liver, of 27
(including one under one year), and Other Diseases of Digestive
System, of 18 deaths.
6. Diseases of Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics,
and of Spleen).—Two deaths.
7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain
Use.—(e.g., Bronchocele, Addison s Disease).—Two deaths.
8. Diseases of Urinary Organs—-Of the 83 deaths
assigned to these causes, 57 were registered in the Town
sub-district and 26 in Brompton. The diseases were,
Nephritis, 22 deaths,- Bright's Disease (Albuminuria), 42/
Diseases of Bladder or of Prostate, 4, and Other Diseases of
Urinary System, 15 deaths.
* Fifteen cases of membranous croup were notified.
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