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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following list of causes of death, subdivided into males and females, has been supplied by the Registrar General.
It includes non-civilians as well as civilians.
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Influenza | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 32 | 21 | 53 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 57 | 73 | 130 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 13 | 27 | 40 |
| Heart Disease | 109 | 91 | 200 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Nephritis | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc. | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| Senility | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Suicide | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Other Violence | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| Causes, Ill-defined or Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 451 | 431 | 882 |
Special causes, included in the above:
Polio-myelitis 1 0 1
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