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Accidents (Cont'd)
Coal gas poisoning and fractures again account for most of the
deaths. Only three of the victims were under 21.
ANGINA
There was a slight increase in the number of deaths from this
cause. As usual about a third of the deaths were in persons under the age
of 55.
BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONIA
The absence of a serious influenza epidemic reduced deaths from
this cause. Smoke control measures may also have played a slight part in
reducing the incidence of respiratory disease.
CANCER OF THE LUNG
There was a marked increase in deaths from lung cancer. Of the
men who died in Edmonton in 1960 about 1 in 8 died of cancer of the lung.
6 of these men were under the age of 55 and more than half were under the
age of 65.
The cigarette smoker pays for his pleasure not only with his money,
but also with years of his life.
HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE
Deaths from this cause remained about the same. There was, in
fact, a slight fall.
INFLUENZA
There was only one death from influenza.
LEUKAEMIA
The deaths from this cause have again risen. There were only
six deaths and of these two occurred late in life.
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