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 1950
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilitic disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus. | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Vascular, lesions of nervous system | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 38 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 20 | 12 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Other heart diseases | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| Other circulatory disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Bronchitis | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 50 | 5 | l | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other accidents | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Suicide | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| TOTALS | 489 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 65 | 122 | 201 |