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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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FEMALES.
| 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 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diptheria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| System Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer of Uterus | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cancer of Breast | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| Heart Disease | 128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 72 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Nephritis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Maternal Causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | C | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cong, mal., birth injuries, inf. dis. | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other violence | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| All other causes | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Totals | 484 | 36 | ... | l | 6 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 61 | 106 | 188 |