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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The two following tables give the deaths of those registered during the
52 weeks ended 30th December, 1950.
The slight difference between the following tables 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.
MALES
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | |
Tuberculosis, other | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilitic disease | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningococcal infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 68 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 26 | |
Leukaemia, aleukæmia | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diabetes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Vascular, lesions of nervous | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
system | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Coronary disease, angina | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 13 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Other heart diseases | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 |
Other circulatory disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |
Other disease of respiratory system | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital malformations ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 41 | 16 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | l | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
All other accidents Suicide | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Homicide and operations of | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
war | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
TOTALS | 501 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 108 | 116 | 150 |