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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Death rate of infants under one year of age.
M. F. Total.
Number 35 34 69
All infants per 1,000 live births 32.73
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 30.37
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 80.00
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 168
„ ,, Measles (all ages) 1
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 11
The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
| Cause of Death. | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Measles | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute infective encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) Uterus (F.) | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Cancer of breast | ... | 23 | 23 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 61 | 39 | 100 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 46 | 52 | 98 |
| Heart disease | 93 | 107 | 200 |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| Bronchitis | 43 | 33 | 76 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 10 | 12 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Appendicitis | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Nephritis | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other maternal causes | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Premature birth | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infant diseases | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Suicide | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other violent causes | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| All other causes | 44 | 25 | 69 |
| 471 | 448 | 919 |
The two tables overleaf give the deaths of those registered during the
52 weeks ended 28th December, 1946.
The slight difference between the tables overleaf in respect of the causes
of death and the one supplied by the Registrar General is that the Registrar
General is in possession of additional information on the matter.
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