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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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There were notified 32 pairs of twins.
Deaths.—The following table of causes of death is given by the Registrar-General.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Influenza | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 39 | 26 | 65 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 40 | 25 | 65 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| Heart Disease | 33 | 43 | 76 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of pregnancy and Parturition | — | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, and Premature Birth | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Suicide | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 58 | 50 | 108 |
| Total | 369 | 316 | 685 |
Deaths from the notifiable infectious diseases are analysed according to
age under Section III.
The Death-rate per 1,000 of population is thus 10.1.
The gross total of deaths registered in the district was 1,350, but this includes
deaths of non-residents in the North Middlesex Hospital and a few
non-residents dying in the district.
All deaths were certified, cither by the medical attendant or by the
Coroner.