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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Grand Total
| LIVE BIRTHS | M. | F | Tota1 | Grand Tota1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 738 | 696 | 1,434 | |||
| Illegitimate | 16 | 21 | 37 | 1,471 | ||
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | 15.4 | |||||
| STILL-BIRTHS | ||||||
| Legitimate | 28 | 24 | 52 | |||
| Illegitimate | - | 1 | 1 | 53 | ||
| Total of live and still-births | 1,524 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 34.77 | |||||
| DEATHS | ||||||
| Number | 514 | 530 | 1044 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 10.93 | |||||
| DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total | ||||
| (live & still) births | ||||||
| Puerperal & Post-abortive Sepsis | - | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 4 | 2.72 | ||||
| 4 | 2.72 | |||||
| DEATH-RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE Number | 32 | 24 | 56 | |||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 39.5 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 39.1 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 54.0 | |||||
| • Deaths from cancer (all ages) | 145 | |||||
| " " measles( -do- ) | 1 | |||||
| " " whooping cough (all ages) | ||||||
| " " diarrhoea (under 2 | years of age) | 3 | ||||
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 | _ | _ | _ |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | _ | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | _ | _ | |
| Whooping Cough | _ | _ | _ |
| Diphtheria | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | _ | 3 |
| Influenza | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Measles | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polio-Encephalitis | _ | _ | |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Cancer of Breast | _ | 21 | 21 |
| Cancer of all Other Sites | 36 | 36 | 72 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Inter-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 29 | 45 | 74 |
| Heart Disease | 113 | 125 | 238 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 41 | 35 | 78 |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Appedicitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Nephritis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | _ | _ | _ |
| Other Internal Causes | _ | 4 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Congenital Informations, Birth Injuries, Infant Diseases | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Suicide | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Other Violent Causes | 52 | 48 | 100 |
| All Other Causes | ?73 | 33 | 70 |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 514 | 530 | 104-4 |