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NOTES TO TABLE III.
(а) All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in
the District who have died outside it, are to be included with the
other deaths in columns 2-10. Transferable deaths of non-residents,
i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have
died in the District, are in like manner to be excluded from these
columns. For the precise meaning of the term "transferable
deaths," see footnote to Table I.
The total deaths in column 2 of Table III. should equal the figures
for the year in column 12 of Table I.
(b) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated
within the district, whether of residents or of non-residents, are to
be entered in the last column of Table III.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all
Inqutst cases are to be classed as "Certified" ; all other deaths are
to be regarded as " Uncertified."
(d) This heading includes all deaths from croup except those certified
as due to "spasmodic," "stridulous," "catarrhal," or "false" croup.
(e) Under " Tuberculous Meningitis " are to be included deaths from
Acute Hydrocephalus.
( f) Under "Cancer" should be included deaths under such headings as
Carcinoma, Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent ulcer, Sarcoma, Cancer,
and Malignant Disease.
(g) Under this heading are to be included deaths registered as due to
Epidemic Diarrhœa, Epidemic Enteritis, Infective Enteritis,
Zymotic Enteritis, Summer Diarrhœa, Choleraic Diarrhœa, Cholera
(other than Asiatic), Gastro-Enteritis, Gastro-Intestinal Catarrh,
Muco-Enteritis, Colitis, &c. Deaths from Diarrhœa secondary to
some other well-defined disease should be included under the latter.
For "Dysentry" see note at foot of Table III.
(h) Under this heading are to be included deaths from Delirium
Tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism, Sc., but not those certified
as due to organic disease attributed to alcoholism. The number of
the latter may with advantage be stated separately, though this
statement cannot be included in Table III.
(i) Under "Puerperal Fever" are to be included deaths under such
headings as Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Sapruemia, Pelvic Peritonitis,
Peri- and Endo-Metritis occurring in the Puerperium.
(j) Under this heading are to be included also deaths from Atrophy
and Marasmus of Infants, and want of Breast-Milk, but not from
Atelectasis.
In any case of doubtful classification of deaths, the Manual to
be issued shortly by the Registrar-General should be followed.