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Table: TABLE III.Deaths Registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1878.Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.

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TABLE III.

Deaths Registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1878.

Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.

Cause of Death.				AGES.
Cause of Death.				0 to 1	1 to 2	2 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 to 95	96 and wards.	Total under 5 Years	Total
Classes.
I. Zymotic Deseases				107	53	53	36	14	9	8	3	2	9	2	3	..	213	305
II. Constitutional Diseases				30	16	15	18	25	52	49	36	37	33	14	4	..	61	329
III. Local Diseases				146	55	41	25	17	43	66	81	120	156	91	11	..	242	851
IV. Developmental Diseases				128	23	2	..	1	..	1	2	2	7	28	15	2	153	211
V. Violent Deaths.				18	2	5	..	5	9	4	7	3	1	3	..	..	25	57
Not specified or ill defined				3	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	2	..	..	..	3	8
Totals				432	149	116	79	63	113	128	135	166	207	138	33	2	697	1761
Class.	Zymotic Diseases.
I	Order 1.—Miasmatic.
	1.Small pox			..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
	2. Measles			8	11	7	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	26	27
	3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)			2	4	16	15	2	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	22	42
	4. Diphtheria			..	4	5	6	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9	16
	5. Quinsy			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
	6. Croup			2	1	7	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10	14
	7. Whooping Cough			33	24	14	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	71	74
	8.	Typhus Fever		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
		Enteric or Typhoid Fever		..	..	2	7	6	3	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	21
		Simple continued Fever		..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	1	4
	9. Erysipelas			1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	2
	10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)			..	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
	11. Carbuncle			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	12. Influenza			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	13. Dysentery			..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	3
	14. Diarrhœa			39	7	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	2	..	1	..	47	52
	16. Choleraic Diarrhœa			1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	3
	16. Ague			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	17. Remittent Fever			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	18. Rheumatism			..	..	..	..	3	..	2	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	7
	19. Other Zymotic Diseases			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Order 2.—Enthetic.
	1. Syphilis			15	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15	15
	2. Stricture of Urethra			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
	3. Hydrophobia			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	4. Glanders			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Order 3.—Dietic.
	1. Privation			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
	2. Want of Breast Milk			4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	4
	3. Purpura and Scurvy			..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
	4. Alcoholism		a. Del. Tremens.	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	3	..	1	..	..	..	..	7
	4. Alcoholism		b. Intemperance.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
	Order 4.—Parasitic.
	1. Thrush			2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2
	2. "Worms, &c.			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		....	..	..	..	..
II.	Constitutional Diseases.
	Order 1.—Diathetic.
	1. Gout			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	3
	2. Dropsy			1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	..	1	12
	3. Cancer			..	..	..	..	1	1	9	8	15	23	7	1	..	..	65
	4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	6. Mortification			..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	5	1	2	..	..	9
	Order 2.—Tubercular.
	1. Scrofula			3	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	7	9
	2. Tabes Mesenterica			12	3	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15	18
	3. Phthisis			4	3	1	8	23	50	38	27	18	1	2	..	..	8	175
	4. Hydrocephalus			10	8	12	7	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	30	38
III.	Local Diseases.
	Order I.—Nervous System.
	1. Cephalitis			..	2	2	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	4	6
	2. Apoplexy			..	..	..	..	..	1	4	5	16	24	6	1	..	..	57
	3. paralysis			..	..	1	1	..	2	2	4	12	14	10	2	..	1	48
	4. Insanity			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	5. Chorea			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	6. Epilepsy			..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
	7. Convulsions			35	7	4	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	46	47
	8. Brain Disease, &c.			2	1	1	6	4	3	6	4	2	1	3	2	..	4	35
	Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
	1. Pericarditis			1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	4
	2. Aneurism			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	2
	3. Heart Disease, &c.			1	..	1	1	3	11	9	16	25	34	17	1	..	2	119
	Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.
	1. Laryngitis			7	2	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10	12
	2. Bronchitis			57	25	13	3	1	4	4	13	33	39	37	3	..	95	232
	3. Pleurisy			..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	4
	4. Pneumonia			18	15	15	4	4	6	9	6	3	7	5	1	..	48	93
	5. Asthma			..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	2	..	..	..	..	..	4
	6. Lung Disease, &c			10	2	1	..	1	1	2	2	4	3	1	..	..	13	27
	Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
	1. Gastritis			..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
	2. Enteritis			4	..	..	1	..	..	2	1	..	2	1	..	..	4	11
	3. Peritonitis			2		..	1	..	1	1	..	2	1	..	..	..	2	8
	4. Ascites			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	5. Ulceration of Intestines.			..	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	4
	6. Hernia			..	..	..	..	..	1	3	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	6
	7. Ileus			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
	8. Intussusception			1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
	9. Stricture of Intestines			..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	3
	10. Fistula			..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
	11. Stomach Disease, &c.			1	..	..	..	..	1	2	2	1	2	..	..	..	1	9
	12. Pancreas Disease, &c			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	13. Hepatitis			..	..	..	..	..	2	1	3	2	..	..	..	..	..	8
	14. Jaundice			6	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	3	2	..	..	6	13
	15. Liver Disease, &c.			..	..	..	..	..	1	5	8	3	6	1	..	..	..	24
	16. Spleen Disease, &c.			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
	Order 5.— Urinary Organs.
	1. Nephritis			..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	3
	2. Ischuria			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
	3. Bright's Disease (Nephria)			..	..	..	1	..	..	4	5	5	3	2	..	..	..	20
	4. Diabetes			..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	4	1	..	..	..	7
	5. Calculus(Stone)			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
	6. Cystitis			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	7. Kidney Disease, &c.			..	..	..	1	..	2	1	4	2	5	1	1	..	..	17
	Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
	1. Ovarian Dropsy			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	..	..	..	₄
	2. Uterus Disease, &c.			..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
	Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
	1. Synovitis (Arthritis)			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	2. Joint Disease, &c.			..	1	..	1	2	l	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
	Order 8.—Integumentary System.
	1. Phlegmon			1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	1	1	..	..	..	1	6
	2. Ulcer			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	3. Skin Disease, &c.			..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
IV.	Developmental Diseases.
	Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
	1. Prematura Birth			41	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	41	41
	2. Cyanosis			2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	3
	3. Spina Bifida			1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
	4. Other Malformations			4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	4
	5. Teething			12	17	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	30	30
	Order 2.—Adults.
	1. Paramenia			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
	2. Childbirth(see puerperal Fever)			..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
	Order 3.—Old People.
	1. Old Age			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	5	28	15	2	..	51
	Order 4.—Nutrition.
	1. Atrophy and Debility			68	6	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	75	78
V.	Violent Deaths.
	Order 1.—Accident or Negligence
	1. Fractures and Contusions			..	1	1	..	₂	..	4	4	2	1	2	..	..	2	19
	2. Wounds		Gunshot	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	2. Wounds		Cut, Stab	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	3. Burns and Scalds ...			..	..	4	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	4	6
	4. Poison			..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	2
	5. Drowning			1	..	..	..	3	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	5
	6. Suffocation			6	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	6	8
	7. Otherwise			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Order 3.—Homicide			11	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11	11
	Order 4.-Suicide			..	..	..	..	..	3	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	6
	Causes not Specified or ill defined			3	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	2	²	..	..	..	³	8

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Paddington 1878

Table: TABLE III.Deaths Registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1878.Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.