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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The following tables give the deaths of those registered during the 52
weeks ended 1st January, 1938, sub-divided as to age groups:—
MALES.
| Causes of Death | ALL AGES | Under 1 year | 1 & under 2 years | 2 & under 5 years | 5 & under 15 years | 15 & under 25 years | 25 & under 35 years | 35 & under 45 years | 45 & under 55 years | 55 & under 65 years | 65 & under 75 years | 75 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | .. |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .. |
| system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other T. B. Diseases | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cancer | 71 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 8 |
| Diabetes | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 1 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 39 |
| Aneurysm | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Appendicitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of the Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Congenital Debility, etc | 21 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Senility | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Suicide | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Other Violence | 19 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 525 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 68 | 112 | 111 | 86 |
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