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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: MALES.

MALES.

Causes of DeathALL AGESto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica1..................1............
Cerebro-spinal Fever ...11..............................
Whooping Cough....................................
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System27...1......481742...
Other forms of Tuberculosis ...2............11...............
Syphilitic Diseases21........................1...
Influenia ...1..............................i
Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus8.....................1142
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum13.....................3532
Cancer of all other sites69............11311212012
Diabetes2...........................11
Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions36......1......12371012
Heart Disease ...110......1......128144637
Other Circulatory Diseases ...22..................11389
Bronchitis521...............15121716
Pneumonia298...i.........5365
Other Respiratory Diseases ...12..................13152
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum12..................16...5...
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)....................................
Appendicitis1............1..................
Other Digestive Diseases14......1......232231
Nephritis13..................23422
Premature Birth1313..............................
Cong, mal., birth injuries, infant dis.55..............................
Suicide4.....................112...
Road Traffic Accidents....................................
Other violence17.........2...221343
All other causes42.........2113241514
Totals50829145818236285154119