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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 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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DEATH, RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE M F Total.
Number45 43 88
All-infante per-1,000 live births . 51.73
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 50.82
Illegitimate-infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 73.53
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 166
" " Measles( -"- ) -
" " Whooping Cough (all ages), 3
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 14

Table: The following causes o£ death-are supplied by the Registrar General and refer todeaths which were registered during the calendar year:-

The following causes o£ death-are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to

deaths which were registered during the calendar year:-

Cause of DeathMFTotal
Typhoid and Para-typhoid fevers—11
Cerebrospinal fever112
Scarlet Fever———
Whooping Cough—33
Diphtheria—11
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system271946
Other forms of tuberculosis7310
Syphilitic diseases134
Influenza—55
Measles———
Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis———
Acute infective encephalitis—11
Cancer of buccal cavity and' oesophagus (M) Uterus (F)358
Cancer of stomach and duodonum132033
Cancer of breast—2121
Cancer of all other sites5054104
Diabetes235
Intra-cranial vascular lesions414283
Heart disease96112200
Other diseases of the circulatory system211839
Bronchitis472673
Pneumonia353873
Other respiratory diseases10818
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum13215
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)7714
Appendicitis123
Other digestive diseases141630
Nephritis81018
Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis.———
Other maternal causers—33
Premature birth161127
Congenital malformations, birth, injuries, infant diseases151732
Suicide _347
Road traffic,accidents9312
Other violet causes9817
All other causes353671
484503987

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The two tables overleaf give the deaths of those registered during the 53
weeks ended 2nd. January , 1943.
The slight difference between the tables overleaf in respect of the causes
of death and the one supplied by the Registrar General is that the Registrar
General is in possession of additional information on the matter.