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(f) Under the headings of ''Cancer" and "Puerperal fever" should be
included all registered deaths from causes comprised within these
general terms. Thus: Under "Cancer" should be included deaths
from Cancer, Carcinoma, Malignant disease, Scirrhus, Epithelioma,
Sarcoma, Villous tumour and Papilloma of Bladder, Rodent ulcer.
Under "Puerperal Fever" are to be included deaths from Pymia,
Septicæmia, Sapæmia, Pelvic peritonitis, Peri- and Endo-Metritis
occuring in the Puerperium.
(g) Under "Congenital Defects" in Table V. are to be included deaths
from Atelectasis, Icterus neonatorum, Navel hæmorrage, Malformations
and Congenital hydrocephalus.
(h) Under "Tuberculous Meningitis" are to be included deaths from
Acute hydrocephalus.
(i) Under "Other Tuberculous Diseases" are to bo included deaths from
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of bones, joints and other organs, Lupus
and Scrofula.
(f) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all inquest
cases are to be classed as ''Certified"; all other deaths are to be
regarded as Uncertified."
* As regards infantile diarrhœa and Table V., it will suffice if Medical Officers of Health,
who have already tabulated deaths of 1907 in accordance with the Schedule of the Incorporated
Society of Medica1 Officers of Health, enter all deaths under one year that they regard as due to
diarrhœa Under the single heading " Diarrhœa, all Forms."
This having been done, it will be necessary that the entry against "Diarrhoea" in column
3 of Table IV should tally with the sum of deaths under "Dianhcea, all forms" entered in the
final column of Table V.
In recording the facts under the various headings of Tables I., II., III., IV.
and V , attention has been given to the notes on the Tables.
N. C. COLLI ER,
Medical Officer of Health.
June 25th, 1909.