A statistical nosology : comprising the causes of death, classified and alphabetically arranged, with notes and observations for the use of those who return the causes of death under 26 Vic., Cap. II / issued by authority of the Registrar-General for Ireland.

  • Ireland. Registrar-General
Date:
1864
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Credit: A statistical nosology : comprising the causes of death, classified and alphabetically arranged, with notes and observations for the use of those who return the causes of death under 26 Vic., Cap. II / issued by authority of the Registrar-General for Ireland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ Lockjaw“ erysipelas “ mortification “ delirium tremens.” Returns of this kind are “ imperfect” when it is not stated whether they were or were not the results of external causes, or intemperance. “ Accidentally drowned;” “accidentally crushed ;” “ poisoned himself.” [Imperfect.] The place in which the person was drowned should have been stated. Was he precipitated into the water by the fall of a bridge, or the upsetting of a boat ? Was he bathing, or skating, &c.? How was the body crushed, and by what? What was the nature of the poison, &c. ? “ By a machine.” “ Injuries from machinery ;” “ fell down a coal-pit;” “ ex¬ plosion in a coal-pit.” [Imperfect. ] The particular kind of machinery, and the names of the coal* pits, or of their owners, should have been returned. “ Water in the chest and pericardium, accelerated by ex¬ posure to the severity of the weather.” [.Imperfect.] In this return the cause and circumstances of exposure should have been stated? From destitution ? Want of clothing, fire, or lodging ?-—Did it occur in employment in the fields—on board ship—in a fishing boat—-in travelling—or in what other situation ? “ Hydrophobia.” [Imperfect i] Was the disease caused by the bite of a dog, cat, or what other animal ? How many days or hours elapsed between the bite and the first symptoms of hydrophobia; and how many between the first symptoms and death ? Little can be ascertained respecting the causes of some deaths; but in cases like these, the name of water or place in which the person is found should be stated ; and it should be added, “whether with or without marks of injury.” In many cases the evidence is insufficient to decide positively whether the person committed suicide, fell into the water acci¬ dentally, or was murdered. In such case the probable cause may be returned in a qualified manner, together with the name of the river or other water ; such as “ drowned in the Regent’s Canal, probably by accident.” “ Found drowned,” “ Found dead.” [Imperfect.] So of other cases, the cause, in favour of which there is a strong probability, should be stated with the proper qualifi¬ cations. In other cases it should be stated that the circum¬ stances are “ unknown.”
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