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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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The two following tables give the deaths of those registered during the
52 weeks ended 30th December, 1950.
The slight difference between the following tables 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.

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
Tuberculosis, respiratory27............328662...
Tuberculosis, other3......21.....................
Syphilitic disease4........................4......
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping Cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute Poliomyelitis....................................
Measles....................................
Other infective and parasitic diseases2......1...............1......
Malignant neoplasm, stomach16..................21724
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus27...............1251324
Malignant neoplasm, breast.................................
Malignant neoplasm, uterus.....................• • •............
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms68......11144151626
Leukaemia, aleukæmia5............1111...1
Diabetes2..............................2
Vascular, lesions of nervous43..................3451219
system.................................
Coronary disease, angina52..................4692013
Hypertension with heart disease21.....................1767
Other heart diseases53...............2...381921
Other circulatory disease16..................1...159
Influenza2.....................1......1
Pneumonia20.....................1269
Bronchitis43..................13161112
Other disease of respiratory system7..................l1212
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum10.....................1531
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea2............1...............1
Nephritis and nephrosis3..................l...2......
Hyperplasia of prostate8........................44
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion....................................
Congenital malformations ...43............1...............
Other defined and ill-defined diseases4116...211...l41510
Motor Vehicle Accidents6.........1...2l.........1
All other accidents Suicide91.........123...11
Homicide and operations of7...............1......312
war1.........1.....................
TOTALS50122667103245108116150