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Edmonton 1939
[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 30th December, 1939, sub-divided as to age groups
MALES
| Causes of Death | ALL AGES | to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Influenza | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | - | - | 1 | – |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiartory System | 37 | – | 1 | – | – | 8. | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other T.B.Diseases | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Cancer | 63 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Heart Disease | 135 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 46 |
| Aneurysm | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| B ronchitis | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Peptic Ulcer | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (2 years) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Appendicitis | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 1 | – | |
| Other Digestive Diswasos | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | - | - | 1 | – |
| Congenital Debility, etc., | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | ||
| Senility | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Other Violence | 29 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 25 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 479 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 25 | 29 | 59 | 93 | 114 | 87 | ||
| FEMALES | ||||||||||||
| Influenza . | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 22 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Other T.B.Diseases | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| General Paralysis of tho Insane | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Caneor | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 10 |
| Diabetes | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | 15 | 17 |
| Heart Disease | 119 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 63 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| B ronchitis | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4' | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Other Resjjiratory Diseases | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diarrhoea (over 2 years) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Debility., etc. | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senility | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| Suicide | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other Violence | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 21 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 441 | 26 | – | 1 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 73 | 100 | 130 | |
There is a slight difference in respect of the causes of death
between those last two tables an d the one supplied by the Registrar General
who is in possession of additional information on the matter.