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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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FEMALES.
| Causes of Death. | ALL AGES. | Under 1 year. | 1 & under 2 years. | 2 & under 5 years. | 5 & under 15 years. | 15 & under 25 years. | 25 & under 35 years. | 35 & under 45 years. | 45 & under 55 years. | 55 & under 65 years. | 65 & under 75 years. | 75 years & over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Other T. B. Diseases | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Svphilis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Cancer | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 8 |
| Diabetes | 7 | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | -_ | — | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Heart Disease | 96 | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 43 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | — | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years of age) | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ |
| Appendicitis | 4 | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | -— |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | - | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility | 15 | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Senility | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| Suicide | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Violence | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 29 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 414 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 65 | 95 | 104 |
There is a slight difference in respect of the causes of death between
these last two tables and the one supplied by the Registrar-General, who is
probably in possession of additional information on the matter.