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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE VII DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS
| 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 to 85 | 85 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 8 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 82 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Diabetes | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 120 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 11 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 162 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 42 | 13 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Other heart diseases | 139 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 50 |
| Other circulatory disease | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 |
| Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 63 | 19 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 18 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| All other accidents | 20 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Suicide | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals :- | 959 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 70 | 158 | 243 | 279 | 126 |
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