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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FEMALES.
| 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 10 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory | 29 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other T. B. Diseases | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Diabetes | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Heart Disease | 120 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 59 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea,etc.(under 2 yearsof age) | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Appendicitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Diseases of the Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 14 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Puerperal Sepsis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility | 17 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Senility | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 |
| Suicide | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Violence | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 29 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 459 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 49 | 82 | 160 |
There is a slight difference in respect of the causes of death between
these last two tables and the one supplied by the Registrar-General, who is
probably in possession of additional information on the matter.
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