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that has prevailed to such an unusual extent throughout the year
in Edmonton, poverty has played its accustomed part as forerunner
of sickness and death, and a not inconsiderable proportion of our
increased mortality must, I think, be ascribed to this cause.
Phthisis and the respiratory diseases all show an increase that is
somewhat significant in this connexion.
Ward Deaths. The following are the deaths and death rates
in the three Wards. Deaths occurring amongst residents in the
institutions and of residents dying outside the district have been
debited to the Wards in which they lately resided. Institution
deaths amongst residents, that could not be allocated, are entered in
a separate column on Table IV.
Ward. Death. Death Rate.
Bury Street 287 15.5
Church Street 295 17.7
Fore Street 257 14.0
Death Certification. The deaths with one exception were
certified either by the medical attendant or by the coroner.
Inquests were held on 103 cases, or 9 per cent of the total
deaths. The causes of these deaths will be found on Table IV.,
pages 50-51.
The ages at, and causes of, death are set out on tables
IV and IV (a), the latter being an extended list of the various
causes.
Infantile Mortality. The infantile mortality is a special
death rate referring to the first age period (0 to 1 year), and is expressed
as the number of deaths that take place amongst children
under 1 year of age per 1,000 births registered. The number of
such deaths in the district during the year was 306, and the births
numbering 1,891, the infantile mortality is therefore 161.8 per 1,000
births.