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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50 TABLE 1V.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjo1ned ages of " Res1dents " whether occurr1ng 1n or beyond the d1str1ct. | Deaths at all Ages of ".Res1dents belong1ng to Local1t1es, whether occuRR1nG 1n or beyond the dlsr1ct. | 1nst1tut1on Deaths, Res1dents and Non.Res1dents. | ||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Bury Street Ward. | Church Street Ward. | Fore Street Ward. | Und1str1buted Deaths. | Hosp1tal, etc. beyond D1str1ct. | Res1dents 1n Edmonton Un1on. | Edmonton Un1on. | Strand Un1on and Schools | Total. | 1nquest Cases. | |
Small.pox | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 28 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
Scarlet fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
Whoop1ng.cough | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
D1phther1a and membranous croup | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Croup | |||||||||||||||||
Typhus | . | ||||||||||||||||
Fever . Enter1c | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
Other cont. | |||||||||||||||||
Ep1dem1c 1nfluenza | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Cholera | |||||||||||||||||
Plague | 126 | ||||||||||||||||
D1arrhoea | 151 | 24 | 1 | 52 | 60 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Enter1t1s | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Erys1pelas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Other sept1c d1seases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Phth1s1s (Pulmonary Tuberculos1s) | 71 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 2 | 55 | 3 | |
Other tubercular d1seases | 40 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||
Cancer, mal1gnant d1sease | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 28 | ||||||
Bronch1t1s | 57 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 9 | !9 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | |||
Pneumon1a | 67 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||
Pleur1sy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Other d1seases of Resp1ratory organs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Alcohol1sm ) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 330 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
C1rrhos1s of l1ver) | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Venereal d1seases | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Premature b1rth | 31 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
D1seases and acc1dents of partur1t1on | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Heart d1seases | 45 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 48 | 6 | ||||
Acc1dents | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
Su1c1des | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Hom1c1de | 1 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
All other causes | 222 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 50 | 67 | 71 | 80 | 4 | . 40 | 18 | 139 | 21 | 160 | 32 | ||
All causes | 845 | 306 | 142 | 38 | 24 | 230 | 105 | 287 | 295 | 257 | 6 | 93 | 63 | 311 | 50 | 361 | 103 |