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Edmonton 1940
[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 28th December, 1940, sub-divided as to ago groups:-
MILES
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 34 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Cancer of all Other Sites | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Heart Disease | 112 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 31 |
| Other Dis: of Circulatory System | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 39 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Digestive Disease | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cong:Mal: Birth Injuries, Infant Dis: | 13 | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Violent Causes | 47 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| All Other Causes | 37 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 503 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 56: | 101 | 128 | 94 |
FEMALES
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 36 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Othor Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Cancer of Uterus | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Cancer of Breast | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | 4 |
| Cancer of all Other Sitos | 38 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Diabetes | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 |
| Heart Disease | 121 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 55 |
| Other Dis: of Circulatory System. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 19 | - | - | - | - | 2 | . - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Nephritis | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Maternal Causes | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cong: Mal: Birth Injuries, Infant Dis: | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Road Traffic Accidonts | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Violent Causes | 42 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| All other Causes | 33 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 518 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 53 | 79 | 108 | 141 |
There is a slight difference in rospoct of the causes of death between those
last two tables and the one supplied by the Registrar General who is in
possession of additional information on the matter.