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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
| M. | F. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Influenza | — | 2 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 45 | 28 | 73 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 52 | 63 | 115 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| Heart Disease | 93 | 99 | 192 |
| Aneurysm | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | 24 | 63 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | 4 | 4 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| Senility | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Suicide | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Other Violence | 21 | 12 | 33 |