Registration of the causes of death : circulars to medical practioners, and to registrars, a statistical nosology, for the use of those who return the causes of death under 6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 86, circular to coroners, and a classification of the causes of violent deaths.

  • General Register Office Northern Ireland
Date:
1845
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Credit: Registration of the causes of death : circulars to medical practioners, and to registrars, a statistical nosology, for the use of those who return the causes of death under 6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 86, circular to coroners, and a classification of the causes of violent deaths. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Names to be used. ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. (SiV Benjamin Brodie.) 105 Arthritis (Juice). Synovitis; inflammation of the joints (not gout). The particular joint or bone should be added as above in a parenthesis after this and the following heads. The termination of the Arthritis in suppuration, &c., should be recorded. Inflammation of the bursaB is very seldom fatal. Ex.—Loose cartilage in knee-joint; operation, — days; erysipelas of leg and abscess, — days. 106 Chronic RnEuMATiSiM. See 20. Cold rheumatism. Lum- bago. (^Bright, Elliotson.') 107 Ostitis. Inflammation of the bone. Pe- riosteitis, osteitis, endosteitis. ( Walshe.) 108 Exostosis. Tumour of the bone. Generally arises from syphilitic irritation ; and is rarely fatal itself, except by pressure on important parts. 109 Brittleness of the Bones. Fragilitas ossium. Is observed in cancer and some ofher diseases. It should be registered in such cases as a secondary disease. 110 a Softening op the Bone. MoUities ossium. Is often met with in rickets. (33 A.) b Curvature of the Spine. 111 Caries. Ulceration of the bone; generally in scrofula or syphilis. (21, 32, 33.) Ex.— Caries of 2nd cervical vertebra; paralysis. Caries of vertebra, 4 years. 112 Necrosis. Death of bone. (39.) The joints, bones, and ligaments are disorganized by inflammation, scrofula, and cancer; affections to which the terms white swelling and disease are too indiscriminately applied. Psoas abscess is a primary lesion of the spine: it is almost invariably of a scrofulous natiire. (33.) Ex.—Necrosis of tibia, 3 years; ascites, 5 months. Fratures, ^c, see 144. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM. (^Willan, Bateman, Biett, Cazenave and Schedel, E. Wilson) Several species and varieties of aU the subjoined cutaneous diseases are dis- tinguished, but it is unnecessary to enter here into further detail, as they are rarely fatal. 113 Roseola. Rash; rose rash. 114 Urticaria. Nettle rash. 115 Eczema. Humid tetter; running scald; crusta lactea. Ex.—Eczema of scalp, 10 months; meningitis, 8 days.
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