Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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VITAI STATISTICS
Grand
Total
LIVE BIRTHS
M
F
Total
Legitimate
843
740
1,583
Illegitimate
23
12
35
1,618
Birth-rate per 1,000 of population
15.41
STILL-BIRTHS
Legitimate
34
26
60
Illegitimate
3
3
6
66
Total of live and still-bifcths
1,684
Rate per 1,000 total births
39.19
DEATHS
Number
479
440
919
Rate per 1,000 population
9.02
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES Deaths Rate per 1,000 total
(live & still) births
Puerperal Sepsis 1 .59
Other Puerperal Causes 5 1.78
4 2,57
DEATH-RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
Number 35 26 61
All Infants per 1,000 live births 37.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 36.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 85.7
Deaths from, can cer (all ages) 139
" " measles ( -do- ) nil
" " whooping Sough (all ages) 2
n " diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and
refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:-
Causes of Death
M
F
Total
Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers
–
–
–
Measles
–
–
–
Scarlet Fever
–
–
–
Whooping Cough
2
–
2
Diphtheria
1
–
1
Influenza
2
7
9
Encephalitis Lethargica
2
–
2
Cerebro-spinal Fever
–
–
–
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System
39
23
62
Other Tuberculous Diseases-
3
4
7
Syphilis
1
–
1
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis
1
1
2
Cancer, Malignant Disease
66
73
139
Diabetes
4
10
14
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.
24
41
65
Heart Disease
132
118
250
Aneurysm
3
–
3
Other Circulatory Diseases
22
18
40
Bronchitis
18
7
25
Pneumonia (-all forms)
34
33
67
Other Respiratory Diseases
7
6
13
Peptic Ulcer
6
4
10
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
1
1
2
Diarrhoea (over .2 years)
1
1
2
.Appendicitis
4
4
8
Cirrhosis of Liver
1
1
2
Other Diseases..of Liver, etc.
–
4
4
Other Digestive Diseases
10
8
18
Acute and Chronic Nephritis
4
8
12
Puerperal Sepsis
–
1
1
Other Puerperal Causes
–
3
3
Congenital Debility,Premature B irth,Malformations,etc.
21
17
38
Senility
5
6
11
Suicide•
8
4
12
Other Violence
29
11
40
Other defined diseases
27
26
53
Causes Ill-defined or Unknown
1
–
1
TOTAL DEATHS
479
440
919