[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridge Borough.
- Cambridge (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1923
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![NOTES TO TABLE. The classilication and numbering of Causes of Death are those of the Short List on page XXV. of the Manual of the International List of Causes of Death, which has been consulted and followed in all cases of doubt. (a) 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. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident 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 Table I. [h] All deaths occurring in Institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whether of residents or non-residents are entered in the last column of Table III. {c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as “ Certified ” ; ail other deaths are regarded as “ Uncertified.” (d) Exclusive of “ Tuberculous Meningitis ” (10), but inclusive of Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis. (e) Title 19 has been used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages. (In the “ Short List’ ’ deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years are included under Title 19 ; those at 2 years and over being placed under Title 28.) N.B.—Deaths of soldiers and sailors occurring in hospitals and institutions in the district are excluded from the total number of deaths registered, in the district, and such deaths are excluded from column ii of Table III.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29355655_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
