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]
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TABLE VIII
DEATHS BY AGE-GROUPS (30.12.62 - 28.12.63)
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | - |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 81 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 6 |
Leukaemia,aleukaemia | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Diabetes | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
Vascular lesion of nervous system | 106 | - | - | - | — | 2 | - | - | 4 | 15 | 34 | 44 | 7 |
Coronary disease, angina | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 17 | 62 | 48 | 53 | 19 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Other heart diseases | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 47 |
Other circulatory disease | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 |
Influenza | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 103 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 26 |
Bronchitis | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 8 |
Other disease of respiratory system | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gastritis, Enteritis &Diaorhoea | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 16 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | — |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 65 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
All other accidents | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Suicide | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | — |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTALS | 1033 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 61 | 189 | 235 | 319 | 150 |