[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EDINBURGH in Sex and Age Groups of the Population. Cause of Death FEMALES Total Fe- Total both Sexes Rate per 1000 Pop. 1- 1- 5- 10- 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75+ males 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers. 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0*00 3. Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4. Whooping Cough 2 1 ... ... ... 3 5 0*01 5. Diphtheria ... 1 ... 1 1 0-00 6. Measles 3 1 4 8 0*02 7. Erysipelas ... ... 2 ... 2 2 0-00 8. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 4 2 2 41 33 24 10 6 7 4 135 301 0*62 !). Tubercular Meningitis 1 1 5 2 1 ... ... 10 21 0*04 10. Abdominal Tuberculosis ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 2 4 6 0‘01 11. Other Tuberculous 3 1 4 10 0*02 Disease. 12. Syphilis ... ... ... ... 1 ... 3 ... 2 4 10 23 0*05 13. Influenza ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1 1 4 9 0-02 14. Cancer ... ... 1 ... ... 9 32 67 121 153 113 496 1,018 2*08 15. Acute Rheumatism ... 1 1 ... ... 1 1 ... ... 4 7 0-01 16. Diabetes Mellitus ••• ... ... 1 ... 3 4 1 9 10 28 35 0-07 17. Cerebral Hsemorrhage, 1 ... ... ... ... 3 5 23 66 158 210 466 765 1*57 etc. 18. Other Nervous Diseases 2 1 ... 3 4 5 5 10 16 11 67 105 0-21 19. Heart Disease ... ... ... ... 1 7 19 40 109 268 478 922 1,711 3*50 20. Other Circulatory ... 2 8 14 32 68 124 210 0-43 Diseases. 21. Bronchitis 1 ... ... 1 1 1 7 18 28 35 92 226 0*46 22. Pneumonia 19 ... 1 ... . 1 2 8 7 32 55 125 247 0-51 28. Other Respiratory 2 1 1 1 8 10 24 15 62 109 0 22 Diseases. 24. Gastric and Duodenal 1 ... 1 1 4 6 8 5 26 80 0-16 Ulcer. 25. Diarrhoea and Enteritis 7 1 ... ... ... ... ... 3 2 1 14 42 0’09 26. Appendicitis ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... 2 ... 4 11 0*02 27. Other Digestive Diseases ... ... ... 1 2 1 8 13 17 21 63 122 0-25 28. Nephritis ... 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 18 19 62 116 0*24 29. Other Diseases of Genito- 1 1 1 4 2 3 4 9 25 110 0-23 Urinary Svstem. 30. Puerperal Sepsis ... ... ... 3 2 ... ... 5 5 0-01 31. Other Maternal Causes ... ... ... ... 1 1 6 1 ... ... ... 9 9 0-02 32. Congenital Debility, 59 2 3 1 4 69 153 0*31 Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. 33. Old Age ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 45 46 73 0*15 34. Suicide, Road Transport 13 4 2 2 1 8 4 15 16 50 115 254 0*52 Accidents and other Violent Causes. 35. All other Causes ... 1 1 2 4 3 5 10 17 28 18 89 160 0-33 5,955