Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
This page requires JavaScript
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 |