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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]
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| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,466 | 734 | 732 | Birth Rate 22.2. | |
| Illegitimate | 54 | 25 | 29 |
Deaths.—Males, 346; Females, 305; Total, 651; Death Rate 9.5.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth from sepsis, 1
other cause, 1.
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births:—
Legitimate, 53; Illegitimate, 111. Total, 55.
Deaths from measles (at all ages) 9.
,, „ whooping cough (at all ages) 4.
„ „ diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 16.
The following list of the causes of death have been furnished by the Registrar-General:—
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 4 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Influenza | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Meningoccal Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 54 | 23 | 77 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Heart disease | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| Arterio Sclerosis | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Pueumonia (all forms) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |