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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 1952

[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
53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1953.
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.

Table: MALES

MALES

Causes of DeathALL AGES- to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
Tuberculosis, respiratory14..................1562...
Tuberculosis, other1..................1............
Syphilitic disease4.....................1...12
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping Cough....................................
Meningococcal infections1..................1............
Acute Poliomyelitis....................................
Measles....................................
Other infective and parasitic diseases2.........11..................
Malignant neoplasm, stomach19...............113491
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus29..................210107...
Malignant neoplasm, breast....................................
Malignant neoplasm, uterus....................................
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms50.........1......24111418
Leukaemia, aleukaemia2.....................11......
Diabetes1...........................1...
Vascular, lesions of nervoussystem49..................2171524
Coronary disease, angina88...............117302722
Hypertension with heart disease17.....................2...312
Other heart diseases33.....................26718
Other circulatory disease24...............1...16710
Influenza...........................
Pneumonia241............212468
Bronchitis75...............1...5191931
Other disease of respiratory system9..................11133
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum12..................11541
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea4...............13............
Nephritis and nephrosis4............1......2......1
Hyperplasia of prostate7........................214
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion....................................
Congenital malformations2......1...l..................
Other defined and ill-defineddiseases469.........3...248911
Motor Vehicle Accidents8.........1111......13
All other accidents91.........12......122
Suicide5..................21...11
Homicide and operations of war2.....................1...1...
TOTALS54111—138102254120140172