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 causes of death are supplied by the Registrar-General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
Causes of Death. | M | F | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | I | 1 | 2 |
Measles | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | I | 1 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Influenza | .. | 2 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 28 | 15 | 43 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 63 | 63 | 126 |
Diabetes | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 16 | 34 | 50 |
Heart Disease | 123 | 140 | 253 |
Aneurysm | .. | 3 | 3 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 27 | 25 | 52 |
Bronchitis | 17 | 12 | 29 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 34 | 25 | 59 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Peptic Ulcer | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Diarrhoea, etc (under 2 yrs.) | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Appendicitis | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | .. | 5 | 5 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Puerperal Sepsis | .. | 2 | 2 |
Other Puerperal Causes | .. | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 24 | 10 | 34 |
Senility | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Suicide | 8 | 14 | |
Other Violence | 34 | 54 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 39 | 39 | 78 |
Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | .. | .. | .. |
Special Causes (included in " Other Defined Diseases "): — | |||
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. |
Polio-Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. |
Total Deaths | 490 | 466 | 956 |