[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon].

  • Croydon (London, England). County Borough.
Date:
[1935?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    25 These differences are due to a difference in classification of the primary cause of death when more than one cause is given on the death certificate. Although definite instructions on how death certificates should be filled in are contained in the books of certifi cates, medical practitioners vary widely in their interpretation of these instructions. The Registrar.General's Table is included for purposes of com parison. It will be observed that the widest discrepancies occur in the deaths attributed to Heart Disease and other Circulatory diseases; Pneumonia and Bronchitis, Senility and other Digestive diseases.
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