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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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MALE S.
| Causes of death | AIL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and para-typhoid fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 30 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute encephalitis lethargica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cancer of buccal cavity oesophagus | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 11 | 23 | 14 |
| Diabetes | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
| Heart disease | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 31 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 47 | — | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other digestive diseases | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 |
| Nephritis | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Premature birth | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cong.mal., birth injuries, infant dis. | 15 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suicide | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | |
| Road traffic accidents | 9 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other violence | 9 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| All other causes | 39 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 498 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 55 | 79 | 129 | 117 | |
| FEMALES. | ||||||||||||
| Typhoid and para-typhoid fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 18 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic diseases | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Influenza | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Acute encephalitis lethargica | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cancer of uterus | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Cancer of breast | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 56 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 13 |
| Diabetes | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 |
| Heart disease | 113 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other digestive diseases | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nephritis | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other maternal causes | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Premature birth | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cong.mal., birth injuries, inf.dis. | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suicide | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 |
| Other violence | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| All other causes | 33 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 513 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 70 | 109 | 362 | |