Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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FEMALES.
| 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 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer of Uterus | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Cancer of Breast | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| Heart Disease | 108 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 51 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 27 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 21 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Nephritis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Maternal Causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cong. mal., birth injuries, inf. dis. | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other violence | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| All other causes | 23 | l | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals | 445 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 62 | 99 | 156 |