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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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MALES
| Causes of death | AIL 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 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and para-typhoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 35 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitis diseases | 12 | - | - | . - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Acute encephalitis lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cancer of stomach & duodenun | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer of breast | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 9 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Heart disease | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 55 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other digestive diseases | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nephritis | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Premature birth | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cong.mal.,birth injuries, infant dis. | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Road traffic accidents | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Other violence | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| All other causes | 31 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 552 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 52 | 106 | 126 | 131 | |
FEMALES
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 32 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Other forms tuberculosis | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Syphilitic diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Influenza | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Acute encephalitis lethargica | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer of uterus | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer of breast | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 9 |
| Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 55 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 11 | 27 | 11 |
| Heart disease | 140 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 67 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other digestive diseases | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nephritis | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other maternal causes | 4 | - | - | - | - | l | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premature birth | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cong.mal., birth injuries, inf.dis. | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Road traffic accidents | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other violence | 26 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| All other causes | 31 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 524 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 52 | 82 | 127 | 144 |