London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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MALES.
| Causes of Death | ALL AGES | to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 59 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
| Diabetes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 |
| Heart Disease | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 24 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Nephritis | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cong. mal., birth injuries, infant dis. | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other violence | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| All other causes | 44 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Totals | 469 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 55 | 85 | 132 | 102 |