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Edmonton 1951

[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 29th December, 1951.

Table: 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.

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.

Causes of DeathALL AGESto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
Tuberculosis, respiratory16..................27241
Tuberculosis, other2.........1..................1
Syphilitic disease3.....................111
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping Cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute Poliomyelitis....................................
Measles....................................
Other infective and parasitic diseases1...........................1...
Malignant neoplasm, stomach15..................24333
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus26...............133973
Malignant neoplasm, breast1..............................1
Malignant neoplasm, uterus....................................
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms66......1...1125152120
Leukaemia, aleukæ00mia2.....................1.........
Diabetes2...........................11
Vascular, lesions of nervous system58...............11591824
Coronary disease, angina66...............1514191512
Hypertension with heart disease27..................1121013
Other heart diseases75............113372238
Other circulatory disease26.....................23912
Influenza6..................11...13
Pneumonia2731............111011
Bronchitis72...............114192423
Other disease of respiratory system5.....................1112
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum14...............1342...4
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea11..............................
Nephritis and nephrosis5...............1...11...2
Hyperplasia of prostate11........................155
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion....................................
Congenital malformations14..............................
Other defined and ill-defined diseases428.........11393413
Motor Vehicle Accidents6......1...1...3.........1
All other accidents81.........1...1...13...
Suicide5...............1......112
Homicide and operations of war....................................
TOTALS592171235103267100159196