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Edmonton 1955

[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 31st December, 1955.
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 AGESto 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 and over
Tuberculosis, respiratory7..................1123...
Tuberculosis, other1..............................1
Syphilitic disease1...........................1...
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping Cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute Poliomyelitis3...11...1..................
Measles....................................
Other infective and parasitic diseases....................................
Malignant neoplasm, stomach10.....................3412
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus32...............1...12982
Malignant neoplasm, breast....................................
Malignant neoplasm, uterus....................................
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms45..................359721
Leukaemia, aleukaemia1...........................1...
Diabetes....................................
Vascular lesions of nervous system311...............225912
Coronary disease, angina90..................112302324
Hypertension with heart disease6...............1......122
Other heart diseases35..................326420
Other circulatory disease11..................2......36
Influenza2..............................2
Pneumonia281.........1...122813
Bronchitis43.....................99178
Other disease of respiratory system71.....................123
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum7...............1......321
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea3...........................12
Nephritis and nephrosis2.....................1......1
Hyperplasia of prostate4........................112
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion....................................
Congenital malformations22..............................
Other defined and ill-defined diseases262...1......122297
Motor Vehicle Accidents7............211...2...1
All other accidents91..................2321
Suicide2........................11...
Homicide and operations of war....................................
TOTALS415812...45165390105131