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NOTES TO TABLES IX., X., XI., XII.,
XIII., XIV., XV. XVI. & XVII.
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 IX., X., XI. and XII., and Infantile Mortality,
Tables XIV., XV., XVI. and XVII. 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 Tables IV., V. VI. and VII.
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 XIII.
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 "Dipththeria" 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 under such
headings as Carcinoma, Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent ulcer, Sarcoma,
Cancer and Malignant disease.
Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" and "Enteritis" are included
deaths registered as due to Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis,
Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer diarrhoea, Choleraic
diarrhœa, Cholera (other than Asiatic), Gastro-enteritis, Gastro-intestinal
catarrh, muco-enteritis, Colitis, etc. Deaths from diarrhœa secondary to
some other well-defined diseases are included under the latter.
Under the heading of "Alcoholism" are included deaths from
Delirium tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism, etc., but not those
certified as due to organic disease attributed to alcoholism.
Under the heading of "Puerperal" are included deaths under such
headings as Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Sapræmia, 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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