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Edmonton 1916

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Sub-Entries included Cerebro-spinal Fever, 61 A None, see articles on these
in above figures ... Acute Poliomyelitis subjects.

Table: TABLE III.Deaths registered during the calendar year 1916, classified by age and caus(The nine deaths among Belgian refugees are in brackets.)

TABLE III.

Deaths registered during the calendar year 1916, classified by age and caus

(The nine deaths among Belgian refugees are in brackets.)

Causes of Death (All causes; none uncertified).Classification.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district.Total Deaths whether Residents or ' Nonresidents ' in Institutions in the District.
All Ages.Under 1 Year.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
Non-Residents.Total.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)
Enteric Fever13............12............
Smallpox5.................................
Measles629312122..................
Scarlet Fever72.........11...............
Whooping Cough89711.....................
Diphtheria9a4......211...............
Influenza107............1...33......
Erysipelas182...............2............
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuber.)28 A, B and 29 A70(IB)1...323221821050
Tuber. Meningitis30155215 (1 B)2.........36
Other T.B.31-35, 29 b1771...323...1...1
Cancer39-4555...............33220855
Rheumatic Fever472.........11...............
Meningitis614...1...2...1......11
Organic Heart Disease7975.........23724 (1 b)391577
Bronchitis89, 90 b6213611...210 (1 b)2939
Pneumonia91, 927721 (2b)9106278 (1 V)14824
Other Respiratory Dis.86-8,93-81032.........113...9
Diarrhoea and Enteritis104, 10535263 (1 b)3.........2159
Appendicitis1083.........1...11......2
Cirrhosis Liver1137...............14235
Alcoholism561..................1.........
Nephritis119-12013............1237 (1 b)324
Puerperal Fever1373............12......39
Pregnancy134-66............15............
Parturition138-141.................................
Congenital Debility „Defects Premature Births, 16150-14141...........................
151A..............................3
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Violent Deaths...281...1333125414
Suicide...2..................11...1
Other Defined Diseases...1521732...3163279 (IB) (l v)36201
III-defined...1.........1..................
Totals...7351454133324680152206102500

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Two vagrants are in the table, marked V.
There were seven non-resident deaths which occurred in Edmonton amongst visitors
to private homes.
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