Relation of physicians to mortality statistics : The international classification of causes of deaths as adopted by the United States census office and approved by the American public health association.

  • United States. Bureau of the Census.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Relation of physicians to mortality statistics : The international classification of causes of deaths as adopted by the United States census office and approved by the American public health association. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diabetes. Exophthalmic goiter. Addison's disease. Leukemia. ♦Anemia, chlorosis. Alcoholism. Lead poisoning-. Other professional intoxica- tions. Other chronic poisonings. Other general diseases. II. Diseases of the Nervous System. ♦Encephalitis. Meningitis. Locomotor ataxia. Other diseases of spinal cord. Apoplexy. Softening of brain. ♦Paralysis. General paralysis of insane. Other forms of mental dis- ease. Other diseases of brain. Epilepsy. * Convulsions (nonpuerperal). * Convulsions of children. Tetanus. Chorea. Other diseases of nervous system. If anemia is due to tuberculosis, syphilis, or other disease, so state. Give the cause of the anemia whenever possible. Always state the organic disease resulting from alcoholism., as cirrhosis of liver, etc. Never use this term or its English equivalent, brain fever. Always specify fully all deaths that occur from epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis. Never omit the word epidemic or shorten to cerebral, spinal, or unqualified meningitis. When meningitis results from tuberculosis, traumatism etc., do not fail to specify the cause of the meningitis. Do not report as spinal disease or the like, but state the definite form of disease of spinal cord, if known. Only deaths from cerebral hemorrhage should be so reported. Do not include all sudden deaths with undefined causes. Avoid the use of the term congestion of brain as a cause of death. Give the cause. If from cerebral hemorrhage, that fact should be stated. If due to an affection of the spinal cord, name the specific form. Do not fail to include the full title, as otherwise the death may be included among deaths from paralysis of unde- fined character. JGive the disease causing the convulsions, and in females of childbearing age do not fail to state whether pregnancy was the exciting cause. In infants, pains should be taken to report diarrheal diseases, and in adults the presence of epilepsy or Bright's disease.