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Notes.—(a) In this Table all deaths of " Residents " occuring in Public Institutions, whether within or without the
district, are to be included with the other deaths in the columns for the several age groups (columns 2-8).
They are also, in columns 9-16 to be included among the deaths in their respective " Localities " according
to the previous addresses of the deceased as given by the Registrars. Deaths of " Non-Residents'
occurring in Public Institutions in the District are in like manner to be excluded from columns 2-8
and 9-16 of this table.
(b) See notes on Table I. as to the meaning of " Residents" and " Non-Residents," and as to the " Public
Institutions to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables. The " Localities " should be the
same as those in Tables II. and III.
(c) All deaths occurring in Public Institutions situated within the District, whether of " Residents" or of
" Non-Residents," are, in addition to being dealt with as in note (a), to be entered in the last column of
this Table. The total number in this column should equal the figures for the year in column 9, Table I.
(d) The total deaths in the several "Localities" in columns 9-16 of this Table, should equal those for the yeai
in the same localities in Table II., sub-columns c. The total deaths at all ages in column 2 of this
Table should equal the gross total of columns 9-16, and the figures for the year in column 12 of
Table I.
(e) Under the heading "Diarrhoea" are to be included deaths certified as from diarrhoea, alone or in
combination with some other cause of ill-defined nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic enteritis;
Zymotic enteritis;
Epidemic diarrhoea. Summer diarrhoea;
Dysentery and dysenteric diarrhoea;
Choleraic diarrhoea, cholera, cholera nostras
(in the absence of Asiatic cholera).
Under the heading of "Enteritis" are to be included those certified as from GastrO-enteritis, Muco-enteritis,
Gastric catarrh, unless from information obtained by enquiry from the certifying practitioner or
otherwise, the Medical Officer of Health should have reason for including such deaths, especially those
of infants, under the specifiec term "Diarrhoea."
Deaths from diarrhcea secondary to some other well-defined disease should be included under the latter.