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Cancer of the Uterus
Deaths from this cause have also gone up from five to ten. Here it is
possible that the number of deaths can be reduced by early diagnosis, This
means of course, that women must consult doctors about symptoms which they may
personally regard as trivial. I do not think that this is a matter that can
be dealt with on mass lines like diseases of the chest. Clinics are needed
rather than mobile units.
Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System
Most of these deaths are from cerebral haemorrhage. The haemorrhage is
usually due either to increased arterial blood pressure or a weakness of the
cerebral arteries or both. Deaths from this cause are rare before 45. The
largest group of deaths was between the ages of 75 and 85, Four people died
between 45 and 55, and 19 between 55 and 65.
Motor Accidents
No children died in motor accidents in Edmonton, which indicates the Road
Safety message is well understood by the under 15's. Even in the 15 to 25
group, generally regarded as rather reckless, there were only two deaths, and
the main instance was in those aged 45 and over. The North Circular Road runs
east-west through Edmonton and the Cambridge and Hertford Roads run through it
north-south. In these circumstances there were fourteen deaths, which means
that safety education has not been wholly successful. The record is fairly goodj.

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