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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Peptic Ulcer (Ulcer of the stomach and duodenum).
There was a large reduction in deaths from this cause, though it
remains a very common disease its incidence seems to be decreasing.
Nephritis Nephrosis:
There was a slight increase in deaths from this cause. Since
these are slowly progressing diseases, mainly triggered off by infection,
it is difficult to isolate the past factor responsible for this increase.
Accidents:
No deaths from burning were reported, but falls and coal gas
poisoning continued to kill at home, and there are still deaths from
industrial accidents. There were 9 home accidents, 9 road accidents, and
2 industrial accidents which caused death. In 1963 road and industrial
accidents were more serious, and caused loss of life in the middle years.
TABLE VII ACCIDENTS
VIOLENT DEATHS 1963 - (Excluding Road Traffic Accidents).
| Date | Sex | Age | Cause | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. 9.63. | M | 49 | Electrocution | Accidental |
| 22. 7.63. | M | 62 | Aspirin Poisoning. | Open |
| 1. 7.63. | M | 57 | Struck by falling jib of crane. | Misadventure |
| 27. 2.63. | M | 74 | Coal gas poisoning. | Accidental |
| 15. 1.63. | M | 81 | Fall downstairs. | Misadventure |
| 3. 4.63. | F | 60 | Fall. | Accidental. |
| 26. 5.63. | F | 77 | Fall at home. | Accidental. |
| 24. 8.63. | F | 78 | Fall from chair. | Accidental. |
| 4.12.63. | F | 80 | Coal gas poisoning. | Accidental. |
| 23. 2.63. | F | 88 | Fall at home. | Accidental. |
| 25. 8.63. | F | 89 | Fall at home. | Accidental. |