Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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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 |
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Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 22 | 7 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 12 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
Coronary disease, angina | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 26 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Other heart diseases | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
Other circulatory disease | 30 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
Other disease of respiratory system | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 29 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
All other accidents | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Suicide | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals: | 511 | 13 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 114 | 162 | 144 |
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