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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE IV.
Infant Mortality during the Year 1912.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various Ages under one 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 149 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | None. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Diarrhœa or Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 9 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 2 | ... | 28 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 30 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ... | 21 | |
| Other Causes | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 149 | |
Nett births in the year ... legitimate, 1,725; illegitimate, 40.
Nett deaths in the year ... legitimate infants, 137; illegitimate infants, 12.