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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE VIII 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 9 | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 91 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 6 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 23 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 21 | 55 | 57 | 34 | 13 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| Other heart diseases | 152 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 68 | 42 | |
| Other circulatory disease | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
| Influenza | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 68 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 10 | |
| Other disease of respiratory system | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | |
| All other accidents | 15 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | |
| TOTALS | 1,031 | 28 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 76 | 194 | 275 | 288 | 130 | |