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General paralysis.
If extended paralysis resulted from cerebral hemorrhage, the cause should be given and the expression "general paralysis" should be avoided. "General paralysis" should be written only for "general paralysis of the insane," or paretic dementia, and the statement of the fact of insanity should always be included.
Heart failure.
What disease caused the "heart failure" ? The heart always "fails" before death from any cause. Be par- ticularly careful that deaths from diphtheria, tubercu- losis, etc., are not so reported. If organic heart disease is meant it should be so stated.
Hemorrhage of lungs.
Hypostatic congestion.
1 mperfect nutrition.
Inanition.
This is a particularly pernicious term and is responsible for a multitude of worthless certificates. It sounds as if it meant something definite, but, in the majority of cases, it does not. What disease caused the inanition ? Was it syphilis, tuberculosis, cholera infantum? If inability to take food, state cause.
Infantile asthenia. See " Asthenia." The term "infantile" adds no precision to an indefinite statement.
Infantile atrophy. See "Atrophy."
Malassimilation.
What disease caused the malassimilation ?
Malnutrition.
What disease caused the malnutrition ?
Marasmus.
What disease caused the "marasmus" ? Was it due t
tuberculosis, syphilis, or cholera infantum? Stat
fully, as this return in itself is practically worthless fo
compilation.
Meningitis.
Was it epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis? If so, writ
exactly in this form Did it follow scarlet fever, pneu
monia, or some acute infection ? If so, name the pr
mary disease. Was it traumatic? If so, state th
nature of the violence which caused the meningiti
Was it tuberculous meningitis?
Nephritis.
Was it acute or chronic?
If acute, occurring in the cours
of some disease, name the disease causing death.
Old age.
This is not a satisfactory return. The influence of age
shown by the statement of age in years, months, an
days. To this the statement of "old age" as a cause
death adds nothing of value. Name the disease
which the old person succumbed.
Peritonitis.
What was the cause of the peritonitis ?
" Idiopathic per
tonitis" should be rarely returned.
Was it puerper
or traumatic? In the latter case, state mode of injur
Pernicious anemia.
If any definite cause can be assigned for the anemia,
should be reported. Anemia due to tuberculosis, syp
ilis, etc., should be returned under the primary diseas
Pneumonia.
Specify definitely whether broncho-pneumonia or loba pneumonia. If sequel to influenza, state that fact.
Pyemia. What caused the pyemia? Was it puerperal or tra matic? If traumatic, state nature of accident causi injury.
Senile asthenia. See "Old age" and "Asthenia." death.
State disease causi
See "Old age" and "Atrophy."
death.
See "Old age."
State disease causing death.
Senile decay.
See "Old age."
Name the disease, if any, that caused
Senile decline.
decline.
Senile marasmus.
See "Old age" and "Marasmus." Name disease caus
death.
Shock.
What caused the shock? If from injury, state nature accident. If from surgical operation, state disease injury requiring the operation.
Surgical
operation.
Surgical shock.
Always state the disease or injury requiring operati Unless the operation was improper or unskilfully p formed, it should not be given as the primary cause death.
Teething.
Name the disease affecting the teething child. See "D tition."
Toxcmia.
Was this acute or chronic poisoning due to some exter agent? Was it auto-intoxication, due to poisons g erated in the body by disease? If so, state the na of the disease.
Tuberculosis. State organ affected. Do not fail to state as pulmon tuberculosis if lungs were affected.
Tumor. Was it a cancer? Whether a cancer or tumor, do not to specify organ or part of body affected.
Typhoid condition.
Avoid this term as it is likely to be mistaken for typh fever.
Was the primary disease typhoid fever or pneumonia ?
Typhoid pneumonia.
Typho-malarial fever.
Was it typhoid fever? Was it malarial fever? Ar ture of these diseases rarely occurs, the great majo of cases of so-called "typho-malarial fever" being n ing more nor less than typhoid fever.
Give disease causi
Senile atrophy.
Name the disease in which the "dropsy" occurred.
Dyspepsia.
Give cause of convulsions. Were they puerperal?
Give cause. See "Congestion of lungs."
Was this not due to pulmonary tuberculosis? If so, the primary cause should be reported without fail.
Name the disease causing the passive or hypostatic con- gestion.
State name of disease causing imperfect nutrition. Did it follow some disease? If so, give name of disease.
Name disease causing ascites. See "Dropsy."
Was this not pulmonary tuberculosis ?
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
(CITY OR TOWN.)
FULL NAME
Herbert Fulhamy
.. Registered No.
Date of ¿ Bian 22" 190,
Death S
Age
2
years ..
.months ...
.days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX malu
COLOR
Melito
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR
MAIDEN NAME Ť
HUSBAND'S NAME t
BIRTHPLACE#
NAME OF Nicholas Leonard
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER+ Poslou
MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Mary & Barrett
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER# Noutro
OCCUPATION C
INFORMANT §
Paruto
PLAGE OF BURIAL OR REMOVALI - DATE OF BURIAL Holy Cross, Curling May Dl. 1909 ... I malden, mas.
UNDERTAKER ADDRESS Frank Y Traloury 350 Virtuel it
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
| HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from May 11 1909 ... to May 2 21909. that to the best of my knowledge and belief death occurred on the date stated above, and that the CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows :
Primary :
Ilu Colitis
Tubercular mening tio
. (DURATION). DAYS
Contributory :
Glav . Colitis
(DURATION)
10
. DAYe
(Signed)
Edward & Grange
M.D.
May 24 1900 (Address)
Sos Writtenp Sr.
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents.
How long at Place of Death ? . years
months.
........ days
Where was disease contracted,
If not at place of death ?
Filed
.190
Clerk
* City or town, street and number, if any. If death occurs away from USUAL RESI- DENCE, give facts called for under "Special Information." If In a Hospital or Institution, give Its NAME instead of street and number. t In case of married or divorced woman, or widow. # State or country ; also city, town or county, If known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical detalls. Il Name of cemetery.
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
Place of l Hauttrop, Mais,
Death *
Residence
55 Herbert Fulham May 22, 19090
[1.'09-37-XXXM.]
Permit No.
RETURN OF DEATH. Hnutia BOSTON, MASS.
6
Date of Death,
4 ans 22'
1909.
Name in full,
Clward
11.
Lesbury
(If married or divorced woman give maiden name, also name of husband.)
Sex,
.Color,
Condition,
(Single, Married, Widowed or
Divorced.)
Age,
47 Years,
6 Months,
17 Days. Occupation,
Residence,*
76 Jornal are.
Ward,
Place of Death,
(State year, month and day.)
Place of Birth,
Winthrop Man Date of Birth, Nov. J'1861.
Name and Birthplace of Father, Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother,
Elizabete Hanson Brookpela A. JL
Place of Interment,
Nunthor Mass.
* If an institution, state how long an inmate and previous residence.
68 Brun.
0
Undertaker.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH ..
Boston
may 25
19.32
Name and Age
of Deceased, Edward & Tewksbury
.Age, 47 years.
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from gary 1909, to May 22
190%, that I last saw time .. alive on the. 22 day of may .190 9
he
that died on the .. 22 day of may 190 9, about. 25.5lb'clock
Ada er P.M., and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of Lus death was as follows :
Chief cause, Sarcoma of abdomen
Disease
Contributing cause,.
( wall of abdomen
)
Chief Cause,
Tweeox one half years
Duration
Contributing cause,.
M. D.
PHYSICIANS BEFORE STATING CAUSE OF DEATH ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BLANK.
(White, Black, Mixed, Chinese,
Indian, etc.)
1
With dealer
LIST OF INDEFINITE TERMS WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN GIVING CAUSES OF DEATH.
Acute gastritis. State cause. Was it due to some irritant poison?
Ascites. Name disease causing ascites. See "Dropsy."
Asphyxia. How? Was it accidental? If so, state fully the nature of the accident. If by gases or poisonous vapors, give particulars. Was it a case of "overlying" (child) ? What disease caused this condition?
Asthenia. A practically worthless statement. See "Debility." What was the cause?
Atrophy. What caused the atrophy? Was it tuberculous wasting (phthisis)? Was it syphilis? What organ or part atrophied ?
Blood poisoning. Do you mean septicemia, syphilis, or any other definite disease? If septicemia, what was the cause? puerperal ?
Was it
Chronic pneumonia.
Was this not pulmonary tuberculosis?
Congestion of lungs.
Was it acute bronchitis, broncho-pneumonia, or lobar- pneumonia? If so, state definitely. Was it passive or hypostatic congestion? If so, name disease causing the condition.
Convulsions.
What caused the convulsions? Were they epileptic, puerperal, or caused by diarrhea or enteritis (infants) ? Name the disease in which the convulsions occurred. "Convulsions" are mere symptoms and should not be given as equivalent to a proper statement of cause of death.
Debility.
What caused the debility? Name the acute or chronic disease. Debility might follow typhoid fever, diph- theria, tuberculosis, Bright's disease, and a host of other causes. The return is worthless and should never be made.
Dentition.
What was the disease causing death of the teething child? "Dentition" is not a proper cause of death, and, like "infantile" and "old age," does little except to mark the approximate age of decedents.
Senile asthenia. See "Old age" and "Asthenia." Give disea
death.
Senile atrophy. See "Old age" and "Atrophy." death.
State disea
Senile decay.
See "Old age." State disease causing death.
Senile decline.
See "Old age." Name the disease, if any, that
decline.
Senile marasmus.
See "Old age" and "Marasmus." Name disea
death.
Shock. What caused the shock? If from injury, state accident. If from surgical operation, state injury requiring the operation.
Surgical
operation.
Surgical shock.
Always state the disease or injury requiring Unless the operation was improper or unski formed, it should not be given as the primar death.
Teething. Name the disease affecting the teething child. tition."
Toxemia.
Was this acute or chronic poisoning due to som agent? Was it auto-intoxication, due to po erated in the body by disease? If so, state of the disease.
Tuberculosis. State organ affected. Do not fail to state as tuberculosis if lungs were affected.
Tumor. Was it a cancer? Whether a cancer or tumor, to specify organ or part of body affected.
Typhoid condition.
Avoid this term as it is likely to be mistaken fo
fever.
Imperfect nutrition.
Inanition.
This is a particularly pernicious term and is responsible for a multitude of worthless certificates. It sounds as if it meant something definite, but, in the majority of cases, it does not. What disease caused the inanition? Was it syphilis, tuberculosis, cholera infantum? If
inability to take food, state cause.
Infantile asthenia. See " Asthenia." The term "infantile " adds n to an indefinite statement.
Infantile atrophy. See "Atrophy."
Malassimilation.
What disease caused the malassimilation ?
Malnutrition. What disease caused the malnutrition ?.
Marasmus.
What disease caused the "marasmus" ? Was
tuberculosis, syphilis, or cholera infantu
fully, as this return in itself is practically wo
compilation.
Meningitis.
Was it epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis? I
exactly in this form Did it follow scarlet fe
monia, or some acute infection? If so, nan
mary disease. Was it traumatic? If so,
nature of the violence which caused the r
Was it tuberculous meningitis?
Nephritis. Was it'acute or chronic? If acute, occurring in of some disease, name the disease causing de
Old age. This is not a satisfactory return. The influenc shown by the statement of age in years, m days. To this the statement of "old age" as death adds nothing of value. Name the which the old person succumbed.
Peritonitis.
What was the cause of the peritonitis ? "Idiop
tonitis" should be rarely returned. Was it
or traumatic? In the latter case, state mode
Pernicious anemia.
If any definite cause can be assigned for the
should be reported. Anemia due to tubercul
ilis, etc., should be returned under the prima
Pneumonia. Specify definitely whether broncho-pneumonia pneumonia. If sequel to influenza, state th
Pyemia. What caused the pyemia? Was it puerpera matic? If traumatic, state nature of accide injury.
Dropsy.
Name the disease in which the "dropsy" occurred.
Dyspepsia.
Was there organic disease of the stomach or other organs? If so, name the disease causing death.
Eclampsia.
Give cause of convulsions. Were they puerperal?
Edema of lungs.
Give cause. See "Congestion of lungs."
Gastric fever.
A worthless return. Was it acute gastritis (q. v.) or some definite form of fever, as typhoid, malarial, etc .?
General paralysis.
If extended paralysis resulted from cerebral hemorrhage, the cause should be given and the expression "general paralysis" should be avoided. "General paralysis" should be written only for "general paralysis of the insane," or paretic dementia, and the statement of the fact of insanity should always be included.
Heart failure.
What disease caused the "heart failure"? The heart always "fails" before death from any cause. Be par- ticularly careful that deaths from diphtheria, tubercu- losis, etc., are not so reported. If organic heart disease is meant it should be so stated.
Hemorrhage of lungs.
Was this not due to pulmonary tuberculosis? If so, the primary cause should be reported without fail.
Hypostatic congestion.
Name the disease causing the passive or hypostatic con- gestion.
State name of disease causing imperfect nutrition. Did it follow some disease? If so, give name of disease.
Typhoid pneumonia.
Typho-malarial fever.
Was the primary disease typhoid fever or pneum
Was it typhoid fever? Was it malarial fever? ture of these diseases rarely occurs, the great of cases of so-called "typho-malarial fever "[b ing more nor less than typhoid fever.
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
A
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
(CITY OR TOWN.)
FULL NAME
Jonie. G. Elwell
Registered No ...
Date of ¿
May 24 190
Death
73
. years ..
10
months ...
16 de
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
COLOR
.
SINGLE, MARRIED,
WIDOWED, OR
DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME t
HUSBAND'S NAME t Louise .a. Wiggies
BIRTHPLACE #
Montomulte U.H.
NAME OF
FATHER
Wiggins
BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER$
unknown
MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER $
OCCUPATION
INFORMANT §
Mrs. Louis. a. Elwell
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during l
illness, from.
may 22
1909 to May 24
190.
that to the best of my knowledge and belief death occurred on
date stated above, and that the CAUSE OF DEATH was as follov
Primary :
Angina Pedoris.
(several attacke)
(DURATION).
Contributory :
Querefection and
Lenile debility.
(DURATION).
(Signed)
M
May 25 1909 (Address)
898 worthnot are Cer
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitais, Institutions, Transie or Recent Residents.
How long at
Place of Death ?
years.
...... ....
months.
Where was disease contracted,
If not at place of death ?
Filed
.190
CI
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL II Wurdelam Willstay Man
DATE OF BURIAL
Il ay 26
1907
UNDERTAKER C. R Bowman
ADDRESS
-
. City or town, street and number, If any. If death occurs away from USUAL RE DENCE, give facts called for under "Special Information." If In a Hospita Institution, give Its NAME Instead of street and number.
In case of married or divorced woman, or widow.
# Stato or country ; also city, town or county, If known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical detalis. Il Name of cemetery.
Place of ¿
13 Lowing Roul
Death *
S
Residence
57 Louise Alebailly May 2 4 - 1909
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
(CITY OR TOWN.)
FULL NAME
Ellen Heds
ng n
Place of ) H& Bowdoin St Winthrop mais
Date of may 26 .190
Death 5
Residence
48 Bowdoin St Winthrop Age 75
years.
months .days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
COLOR
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME t Ellen shelly
HUSBAND'S NAME + James Hedrington
BIRTHPLACE*
Ireland.
NAME OF FATHER Dennis Shelly
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER$ Ireland
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Margaret Gleason
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER $ Ireland
OCCUPATION
none
INFORMANT § James Hednington
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from Feb. 1
1909 .to May 27 1909, that to the best of my knowledge and belief death occurred on the date stated above, and that the CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows : Primary : Carcinoma of Intestinos
(DURATION)
Contributory :
.(DURATION). ... DAY8
(Signed)
Edward J- Granger -
M.D.
May 28
.1909 (Address)
Edward 9. 304 W willing
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutions, Translents, or Recent Residents.
How long at Place of Death ? years. .... ......
months . days
Where was disease contracted, if not at place of death ?
Filed
190
Clerk
* City or town, street and number, If any. If death occurs away from USUAL RESI- DENCE, give facts called for under "Special Informatinn." If in a Hospital or Institution, glve Its NAME Instead of street and number.
1 In case of married or divorced woman, or widow.
# State or country ; also city, town or county, if known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical details. li Name of cemetery.
-... .
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL IT
Holy Cross Malden
DATE OF BURIAL may 2.9. 1909 .. ...
UNDERTAKER Tho-A Lama
ADDRESS 120 Havre Si E.B.
Registered No. 6x9
Death *
Fellen seednington May 26- 1909.
1
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
(CITY OR TOWN)
FULL NAME
Meany Gillen
Place of )
Death * J
48 Bowdoin Dr Huithrop
Residence
48 Bourdain Dr
Age
.years
.. months. .days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
Female
COLOR
White
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME Ť HUSBAND'S NAME +
BIRTHPLACE#
Ireland
NAME OF
FATHER
BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER#
Ireland
MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER"
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER #
Ireland
OCCUPATION
INFORMANT §
James Gillen
Sin . 9, Maywell St Dorchester.
Filed
190
Clerk
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL !!
Healyhord
DATE OF BURIAL
.... 190. ......
UNDERTAKER
Lavis Joues Pm.
ADDRESS
50 La grange fr
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last iliness, from May 20 190.G .. to May 25 1909 that to the best of my knowledge and belief death occurred on the date stated above, and that the CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows : .
Primary :
Promemoria
(DURATION).
5
.DAYS
Contributory :
(DURATION) .DAYS
(Signed)
Edward J. Franiger
M.D.
May 25 1909 (Address)
304 Winthrop Sr.
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutlons, Transients, or Recent Residents.
How long at
Place of Death ?
years.
.. months days
Where was disease contracted,
If not at place of death ?.
* City or town, street and number, If any. If death occurs away from USUAL RESI- DENCE, give facts called for under "Special Information." If In a Hospital of Institution, give Its NAME Instead of street and number.
t In case of married or divorced woman, or widow. # State or country; also city, town or county, If known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical details. Il Name of cemetery.
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
Registered No.
Date of l
Mean 25
190
Death
75
-
1
Mary Lillew May 25, 1909.
[4.'07.37-I.M.]
Permit No.
RETURN OF DEATH. BOSTON, MASS.
l Date of Death,s June 1"
190 9
Name in full,
Edward A, Lage
(If married or divorced woman give maiden name, also name of husband.)
C
Sex, male Color, White
Condition, and
(Single, Married, Widowed or
Divorced.)
Age, 46 Years, 4 Months,
22 Days. Occupation,
ward,
Place of Death,
56
(Stafe/year, month and day.)
Place of Birth,
North andone
Date of Birth,
th, Jan.
Daniel Gage - North andover
Nancy Dicken-amherst NOT
Place of Interment,
Name and Birthplace of Father, Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother, amhurst Center- amherst Mass emner Floyd Undertaker.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Boston,
Jaune
2" 1909.
Name and Age? Edward F bage - Age, 46 years.
of Deceased,
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from May 27 s , to Jeme !
1909, that I last saw
alive on the. 1 day of June 190%
that lu died on the .. 12h day of June. 1907, about .. 745Oclock
A.M .; or P.M., and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of. .. death was as follows : Primera
Chief cause,
Disease ( Contributing cause,
Chief Cause, .. Sun days
Duration Contributing cause,
M. D.
· If an institution, state how long an Inmate and previous residence.
(White, Black, Mixed, Chinese, Indian, etc.) Physician
Residence,*
0
June 1-1909.
[1.'09-37-XXXM.]
Permit No.
RETURN OF DEATH. BOSTON, MASS.
Date of Death, .... June 2, 1909. 19
Name in full, SarahE. Delano
Pigeon
Henry M.
(If married or divorced woman give malden name, also name of husband.)
Sex, ..... Female Color, .. White
Condition, ......... id.o.w.
(White, Black, Mixed, Chinese, (Single, Marrled, Widowcd or
Indian, etc.)
Divorced.)
Age,76 Years, .... IO Months,I. Days. Occupation, ..........
Residence, *. I46 Somerset Ave; Winthrop Ward, ....
Place of Death, I46 Somerset Ave; Winthrop.
Place of Birth, Boston, Mass:
Date of Birth,. Aug ...... I ...... 1832
Name and Birthplace ) Henry Pigeon Sr. of Father,
-Boston, Mass:
Maiden Name and
Judith W. Cline, - Gloucester, Mass:
Birthplace of Mother,
Place of Interment,. Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Mass:
* If an institution, state how long an inmate and previous residence. E. G. Brown. Undertaker.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Name and Age ? Sarah E Delano
of Deceased,
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 1905 19 , to
1909, that I last saw per alive on the .... 1 day of. 1909
that. died on the. 2 4 day of. 1909, about 5 am. :o'clock
A.M., or P.M., and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of. death was as follows:
Carcinoma
Disease ? - Chief cause,
Contributing cause,
Chief Cause, six mucha
Duration
Contributing cause, .....
M. D.
DO PHYSICIANS BEFORE STATING CAUSE OF DEATH ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BLANK.
21
Age, 76 years.
Boston,
(State year, month and day.)
LIST OF INDEFINITE TERMS WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN GIVING CAUSES OF DEATH.
Acute gastritis. State cause. . Was it due to some irritant poison?
Ascites.
Name disease causing ascites. See "Dropsy."
Asphyxla. How? Was it accidental? If so, state fully the nature of the accident. If by gases or poisonous vapors, give particulars. Was it a case of "overlying" (child) ? What disease caused this condition? . Asthenia. A practically worthless statement. See "Debility." What was the cause?
Atrophy. What caused the atrophy? Was it tuberculous wasting (phthisis) ? Was it syphilis? What organ or part atrophied ?
Blood poisoning. Do you mean septicemia, syphilis, or any other definite disease? If septicemia, what was the cause? puerperal?
Was it
Chronic pneumonia.
Congestlon of lungs.
Was it acute bronchitis, broncho-pneumonia, or lobar- pneumonia? If so, state definitely. Was it passive or hypostatic congestion? If so, name disease causing the condition.
Convulsions.
What caused the convulsions? Were they epileptic, puerperal, or caused by diarrhea or enteritis (infants) ? Name the disease in which the convulsions occurred. "Convulsions" are mere symptoms and should not be given as equivalent to a proper statement of cause of death.
Debility.
What caused the debility? Name the acute or chronic disease. Debility might follow typhoid fever, diph- theria, tuberculosis, Bright's disease, and a host of other causes. The return is worthless and should never be made.
Dentition.
What was the disease causing death of the teething child ? "Dentition" is not a proper cause of death, and, like "infantile" and "old age," does little except to mark the approximate age of decedents.
Dropsy. Name the disease in which the "dropsy" occurred.
Dyspepsia. Was there organic disease of the stomach or other organs? If so, name the disease causing death.
Eclampsia. Give cause of convulsions. Were they puerperal?
Edema of lungs.
Give cause. See "Congestion of lungs."
Gastric fever.
A worthless return. Was it acute gastritis (q. v.) or some
definite form of fever, as typhoid, malarial, etc .?
General paralysis.
If extended paralysis resulted from cerebral hemorrhage, the cause should be given and the expression "general paralysis" should be avoided. "General paralysis" should be written only for "general paralysis of the insane," or paretic dementia, and the statement of the fact of insanity should always be included.
Heart failure.
What disease caused the "heart failure" ? The heart always "fails" before death from any cause. Be par- ticularly careful that deaths from diphtheria, tubercu- losis, etc., are not so reported. If organic heart disease is meant it should be so stated.
Hemorrhage of lungs.
Hypostatic congestion.
Imperfect nutrition.
Inanition.
This is a particularly pernicious term and is responsible for a multitude of worthless certificates. It sounds as if it meant something definite, but, in the majority of cases, it does not. What disease caused the inanition ? Was it syphilis, tuberculosis, cholera infantum? If inability to take food, state cause.
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