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NOTES TO TABLES VIII., IX., X., XI., XII., XIII.,
XIV., XV. & XVI.
Nomenclature of Diseases.
All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in
the district who have died outside it, are included with the other deaths
in columns 2-10, Tables VIII., IX., X. and XI., and Infantile Mortality
Tables XIII., XIV., XV., and XVI. Transferable deaths of nonresidents,
i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales,
who have died in the district, are in like manner excluded from these
columns. For the precise meaning of the term "transferable deaths"
see footnote to Table IV.
All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated
within the district, whether of residents or of. non-residents, are entered in
Table XII.
All deaths certified by registered medical practitioners and all inquest
cases are classed as "Certified"; all other deaths are to be regarded
as "Uncertified."
Under the heading of "Diphtheria and Croup" are included all
deaths from Croup except those certified as due to "spasmodic,"
"stridulous," "catarrhal" or "false" croup.
Under the heading of "Tuberculous Meningitis" are included deaths
from Acute Hydrocephalus.
Under the heading of "Cancer" are included deaths from
Carcinoma, Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent ulcer, Sarcoma, Cancer, and
Malignant disease.
Under the heading of "Diarrhoea" and "Enteritis" are included
deaths registered as due to Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis,
Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer diarrhoea, Choleraic
diarrhoea, Cholera (other than Asiatic), Gastro-enteritis, Gastro-intestinal
catarrh, Muco-enteritis, Colitis, &c. Deaths from diarrhoea secondary
to some other well-defined disease are included under the latter.
Under the heading of "Alcoholism" are included deaths from
Delirium tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism.
Under the heading of "Puerperal Fever" are included deaths under
such headings as Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Sapraemia, Pelvic peritonitis,
Peri and Endo-metritis occurring in the Puerperium.
Under the heading of "Congenital Debility and Malformation,
including Premature birth," are included deaths from Atrophy and
marasmus of infants, and want of breast-milk, but not from Atelectasis.
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