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Edmonton 1954

[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 2nd Jannuary, 1954.

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.MALES

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 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, respiratory10..................151...3
Tuberculosis, other1...............1...............
Syphilitic disease1.....................1.........
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping Cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute Poliomyelitis....................................
Measles.......................................
Other infective and parasitic diseases....................................
Malignant neoplasm, stomach16..................21536
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus36..................481392
Malignant neoplasm, breast.................................
Malignant neoplasm, uterus....................................
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms51............1......5111321
Leukaemia. aleukaemia2.....................11......
Diabetes1...............1...............
Vascular lesions of nervous system36.........1......2311415
Coronary disease, angina76..................215172418
Hypertension with heart disease13........................346
Other heart diseases34..................113920
Other circulatory disease20...............112475
Influenza....................................
Pneumonia272..................42415
Bronchitis34..................1571011
Other disease of respiratory system41.....................3......
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum4...........................22
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea1..............................1
Nephritis and nephrosis4............1......1......2
Hyperplasia of prostate5...........................14
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion...................................
Congenital malformations44..............................
Other defined and ill-defined diseases215............l12354
Motor Vehicle Accidents7............12......3l...
All other accidents7............1...2......15
Suicide4..................1111...
Homicide and operations of war...........................1......
TOTALS41912......14618558898137