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Edmonton 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Deaths.M.F.Total.Grand Total.
Number5434831,026
Rate per 1,000 population9.61
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and stillbirths).
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis0.00
Other maternal causes31.33
31.33

Death rate of infants under one year of age.

M.F.Total.
Number443680
All infants per 1,000 live births36.39
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births36.68
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births30.30
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)185
Measles (all ages)2
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages)2
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)15

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.........
Scarlet fever.........
Whooping cough...22
Diphtheria...22
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system382462
Other forms of tuberculosis6410
Syphilitic diseases314
Influenza617
Measles2...2
Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis.........
Acute infective encephalitis...33
Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) Uterus (F.)31316
Cancer of stomach and duodenum121426
Cancer of breast11314
Cancer of all other sites8346129
Diabetes145
I ntra-cranial vascular lesions415192
Heart disease120126246
Other diseases of the circulatory system281442
Bronchitis483583
Pneumonia232447
Other respiratory diseases6...6
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum6...8
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)8715
Appendicitis123
Other digestive diseases141731
Nephritis111021
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis.........
Other maternal causes...33
Premature birth11617
Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infant diseases171027
Suicide6814
Road traffic accidents628
Other violent causes10616
All other causes323365
5434831026