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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at,
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet fever | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 30 | 16 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | |
| Other cont. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 56 | 49 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Enteritis | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other septic diseases | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 42 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 2 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 31 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | |
| Pneumonia | 79 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 8 | |
| Pleurisy | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature birth | 37 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Heart diseases | 40 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 24 | 9 | |
| Accidents | 22 | 6 | 7 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | |
| Suicides | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
| All other causes | 222 | 71 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 52 | |
| All causes | 728 | 250 | 109 | 33 | 30 | 194 | 112 | |
Death during Year 1905.
| Deaths at all Ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Institution Deaths, Residents and Non-Residents. | Inquests. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Street Ward. | Church Street Ward. | Fore Street Ward. | Undistributed Deaths. | Residents beyond District. | Residents in Edmonton Union. | Edmonton Union. | Strand Union. | Total. | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | 22 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 19 | 22 | 15 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 19 | 11 | 12 | ... | 5 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | l6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | ... | 29 | ... | |
| 6 | 18 | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | l8 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| 29 | 27 | 23 | ... | 9 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 | l7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 14 | 17 | 9 | ... | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 8 | ... | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| 69 | 77 | 73 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 124 | 25 | 149 | 24 |
| 240 | 262 | 219 | 7 | 108 | 56 | 263 | 41 | 304 | 82 |