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Notes.—(a) In Table IV. all deaths of "Residents" occurring 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 9-11, to be
included among the deaths in their respective "Localities"
according to the previous addresses of 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 9-11 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"
in Table IV. 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 be dealt with as in note (a), to be entered in the
last column of Table IV. 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 9-11 of
Table IV. should equal those for the year in the same localities
in Table II., sub-columns c. The total deaths at all ages in
column 2 of Table IV. should equal the gross total of columns
9-11, and the figures for the year in column 12 of Table I.
(e) Under the heading of " Diarrhœa" are to be included deaths certi-
fied as due to epidemic diarrhœa, alone or in combination with some
other cause of ill-defined nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic enteritis;
Zymotic enteritis;
Epidemic diarrhœa; Summer diarrhœa;
Dysentery and dysenteric diarrhœa;
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, and 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 specific term "Diarrhoea." Deaths
from Diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined disease
should be included under the latter.
Under the headings of "Cancer" and "Puerperual fever" should
be included all registered deaths from causes comprised within
these general terms.
In recording the facts under the various headings of Tables I., II., III.,
and IV. attention has been given to the notes on the Tables.
N. C. COLLIER,
Medical Officer of Health.
March 25th, 1907.