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Infantile asthenia. See " Asthenia." The term "infantile" adds no preci 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 du tuberculosis, syphilis, or cholera infantum? S fully, as this return in itself is practically worthless compilation.
Meningitis. Was it epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis? If so, W exactly in this form Did it follow scarlet fever, p monia, or some acute infection? If so, name the mary disease. Was it traumatic? If so, state nature of the violence which caused the mening Was it tuberculous meningitis?
Nephritis. Was it'acute or chronic? If acute, occurring in the co of some disease, name the disease causing death.
Old age. This is not a satisfactory return. The influence of a shown by the statement of age in years, months, days. To this the statement of "old age" as a caus death adds nothing of value. Name the disease which the old person succumbed.
Peritonitis. What was the cause of the peritonitis? "Idiopathic tonitis " should be rarely returned. Was it puerp or traumatic? In the latter case, state mode of inj
Pernicious anemia. If any definite cause can be assigned for the anemi should be reported. Anemia due to tuberculosis, sy ilis, etc., should be returned under the primary dise
Pneumonia. Specify definitely whether broncho-pneumonia or lo pneumonia. If sequel to influenza, state that fact
Pyemia. What caused the pyemia? Was it puerperal or t matic? If traumatic, state nature of accident cau injury.
Senile asthenia. See "Old age" and "Asthenia." death.
Give disease cau
Senile atrophy.
State disease cau See "Old age" and "Atrophy." death.
Senile decay. See "Old age." State disease causing death.
Senile decline. See "Old age." Name the disease, if any, that caused decline.
Senile marasmus.
See "Old age" and "Marasmus." Name disease cau death.
Shock.
What caused the shock? If from injury, state natur accident. If from surgical operation, state diseas injury requiring the operation.
Surgical operation. Surgical shock.
Always state the disease or injury requiring operat Unless the operation was improper or unskilfully formed, it should not be given as the primary caus death.
Tcething.
Name the disease affecting the teething child. See "] tition."
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 pneumonla.
Was the primary disease typhoid fever or pneumonia 1
Typho-malarial fever.
Was it typhoid fever? Was it malarial fever? A ture of these diseases rarely occurs, the great maj of cases of so-called "typho-malarial fever "[being ing more nor less than typhoid fever.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
FULL NAME ..
Itilliana " ariagril
Registered No.
Place of Death *
354 Shirley St. Winthrop Mars
Date of Death
Steht. 27" 09.
Age
.....
. years
2 months
17
.days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
COLOR
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME Ť HUSBAND'S NAME +
BIRTHPLACE # Winthrop Mais 1
NAME OF
FATHER
full Lanatur
BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER+
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Therice the dark.
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER #
OCCUPATION
Baggage Master
INFORMANT §
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from 20 .1909 to 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 : Malmetrition
(DURATION). DAYS
Contributory :
(DURATION). DAYS
C
(Signed)
D
M.D.
Tufo. 2) 190 (Address)
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents.
Former or Usual Residence
How long at
Place of Death ?
Day
Where was disease contracted, If not at place of death ?
Filed
.190 ...
Cler
* City or town, street and number, If any. If death occurs away from USUAL RES! DENCE, give facts called for under "Special Information." If in a Hospital o 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. || Name of cemetery.
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL Il
DATE OF BURIAL 9-78
190 7.
UNDERTAKER
ADDRESS
104 Ajeliam Flanagan верх 27-69
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
FULL NAME
Hm . amall
Registered No.
Place of Death *
532 Shirley At. Winthrop- Mart.
Date of Death
Oct. 2. 1959
Age.
68
.2
months
11
.days
9
=
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
m
COLOR
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME Ť HUSBAND'S NAME +
BIRTHPLACE #
Zum table Enca.
NAME OF
FATHER
Robert wall
BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER#
England
MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Frank Turner.
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER+
England
OCCUPATION
Baker and Confectioners,
INFORMANT § 1- Floyd.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from Det. 1%
st
190.7 ... to Och 2 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 :
le
Primary :
(DURATION).
2
DAY8
Contributory :
(OURATION) OAYS
(Signed)
Dr.g. Parco
M.D. )
Oct. 4 1909 (Address)
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents.
$
Former or Usual Residence
How long at
Place of Death ?
Days
Where was disease contracted, If not at place of death ?
Filed
190
Clerk k
* 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.
I State or country i also city, town or county, If known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical detalls. || Name of cemetery.
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVALII
DATE OF BURIAL
Finthro Cercellect 6
190 9.
UNDERTAKER I to of hands
ADDRESS
68 Hermon St
7
105
Cect 2-1909
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
.
2/ inthrop (CITY OR TOWN.)
RETURN OF A DEATH
FULL NAME
Place of l
Death *
S
Residence
442 Patchav M'
Age
25
. years ..
nths ..
11
days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
COLOR
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED.
MAIDEN NAME +
HUSBAND'S NAME t
BIRTHPLACE #
East Boston
- Chef
NAME OF FATHER Thomas
BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER$
Arland
MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER $
OCCUPATION Manographer
INFORMANT § platin and mother
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from. Saft-38 1909. .. to act 3md .190.2 ... , 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 :
(DURATION). 6 .DAYS
Contributory :
Valor Die of Steart.
{DURATION).
.. DAYS
(Signed)
augustus & Stallman M.D.
et-4
190.9 ... (Address).
4) Princeton et &B
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 Institutlon, give Its NAME Instead of street and number.
t in case of married or divorced woman, or widow. A State or country; also city, town or county, if known.
§ Name and address of person giving statistical detalls.
|| Name of cemetery.
TILL VUI WIIM INK. - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL !!
DATE OF, BURIAL 804, Gres Coace, Malder OoF 5" 1909/1
UNDERTAKER A Paul & Matoury
ADDRESS
350
Registered No.
Date of ¿
Det 3 rd
1909
Death )
106 mary to manning Oct 3 -1909
ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RETURN OF A DEATH
FULL NAME.
Louise
Louise S. B. Baron
.Registered No.
Place of Death
70 Sagamore iva
Date of Death.
Oct. 6.1909
Age
73 years
...... ............... months 13 days
STATISTICAL DETAILS
SEX
COLOR
SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED
MAIDEN NAME + Louise S. B. Rolfe,
HUSBAND'S NAME t
BIRTHPLACE ± Portland, Inc.
NAME OF
FATHER
Jacob Rolle.
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER# ( sidasport et
MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Emily Risk.
BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER #
Rostand ME.
OCCUPATION at home.
INFORMANT § Muss. S. Floyd.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I attended deceased during last illness, from 190 to
.. 190 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 :
Heart Disease (probably
Found dead in chain
(DURATION). DAYS
Contributory :
(DURATION). DAYS
(Signed)
Albert B. Domman
M.D.
Oct. Com 1909 (Address)
Winthrop Mais
SPECIAL INFORMATION only for Hospitals, Institutions, Transients, or Recent Residents.
Former or Usual Residence
How long at
Place of Death ?
Dayı
Where was disease contracted, If not at place of death ?
Filed
.190
Clerk
PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL II
DATE OF BURIAL Det. 4. .. 190 .. 64
ADDRESS
UNDERTAKER Je C. Skaggs
of Hermon St
* City or town, street and number, If any. If death occurs away from USUAL RESI- DENCE, give facts called for under "Speclal 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.
108 Cachene Lasery Wer 10 '09
[1-'09-37.XXXM.]
Permit No.
RETURN OF DEATH. BOSTON, MASS.
Date of Death, Oct. II, 1909. 19 .
Name in full, William B. Gardner
(If married or divorced woman give maiden name, also name of husband.)
Sex, Male Color, .... White
Condition, Married
(White, Black, Mixed, Chinese, Indian, etc.)
(Single, Married, Widowcd or Divorced.)
Age, .7.I ....... Years, .... IL ...... Months, .. 24. Days. Occupation, Retired
Residence,* 4 Pleasant Street, Winthrop.
Ward,
Place of Death, 4 Pleasant Street. Winthrop.
(State year, month and day.)
Place of Birth, .. Medford, Mass:
Date of Birth, ...
Oct. 18, 1837
Name and Birthplace \ of Father,
Joseph Gardner
-Watertown, Mass:
Scituate, Mass: Maiden Name and Ruth Jenkins
Birthplace of Mother,
Place of Interment, Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
* If an institution, state how long an inmate and previous residence. E. 9. 3 hours. Undertaker.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Boston,.
October 12. 1909
Name and Age ? Milliano / Gardner
Age, 71 years.
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from.
1909, to.
19 09, that I last saw
alive on the. day of. Cetaten 1909,
hat died on the day of delibes
1909, about .. 3 o'clock
t.M, or P.M., and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of Tus death vas as follows :
Disease - 5 Chief cause,
Disease of the Montale gland
Contributing cause, Rivian of the bladder and Kidneys
Duration
Chief Cause, Several years
Contributing cause, BFCampbell M. D.
PHYSICIANS BEFORE STATING CAUSE OF DEATH ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BLANK.
of Deceased,
1.
LIST OF INDEFINITE TERMS WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN GIVING CAUSES OF DEATH.
Acute gastritis. ...
Ascites.
Name disease causing ascites. Sce "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? Was it puerperal ?
Chronic pneumonia.
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.
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.
Infantile asthenla. See " Asthenia." The term "infantile" adds no prec 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 d tuberculosis, syphilis, or cholera infantum? fully, as this return in itself is practically worthles compilation.
Meningitis. Was it epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis? If so, exactly in this form. Did it follow scarlet fever, monia, or some acute infection? If so, name th mary disease. Was it traumatic? If so, stat nature of the violence which caused the menin Was it tuberculous meningitis?
Nephritis. Was it acute or chronic? If acute, occurring in the c of some disease, name the disease causing death.
Old age.
This is not a satisfactory return. The influence of
shown by the statement of age in years, months
days. To this the statement of "old age" as a ca
death adds nothing of value. Name the disea
which the old person succumbed.
Peritonitis. What was the cause of the peritonitis? "Idiopathic tonitis" should be rarely returned. Was it pue or traumatic? In the latter case, state mode of i
Pernicious anemia. If any definite cause can be assigned for the anen should be reported. Anemia due to tuberculosis, ilis, etc., should be returned under the primary di
Pneumonia. Specify definitely whether broncho-pneumonia or pneumonia. If sequel to influenza, state that fa
Pyemia. What caused the pyemia? Was it puerperal or matic? If traumatic, state nature of accident c injury.
Senile asthenia. See "Old age" and "Asthenia." Give disease c
death.
Senile atrophy. See "Old age" and "Atrophy." death.
Senile decay. See "Old age." State disease causing death.
Senile decline. See "Old age." Name the disease, if any, that caus decline.
Senile marasmus.
See "Old age" and "Marasmus." Name disease c
death.
Shock.
What caused the shock? If from injury, state na accident. If from surgical operation, state dis injury requiring the operation.
Surgical
operation.
Surgical shock.
Always state the disease or injury requiring ope Unless the operation was improper or unskilful formed, it should not be given as the primary c death.
Teething.
Name the disease affecting the teething child. See tition."
Toxemia.
Was this acute or chronic poisoning due to some e agent? Was it auto-intoxication, due to poisor erated in the body by disease? If so, state th
of the disease.
Tuberculosis. State organ affected. Do not fail to state as pulr tuberculosis if lungs were affected.
Tumor. Was it a cancer? Whether a cancer or tumor, do to specify organ or part of body affected.
Typhoid condition.
Avoid this term as it is likely to be mistaken for t fever.
Was the primary disease typhoid fever or pneumon
Typhoid pneumonia.
Typho-malarial fever.
Was it typhoid fever? Was it malarial fever? ture of these diseases rarely occurs, the great m of cases of so-called " typho-malarial fever" bein ing more nor less than typhoid fever.
State disease c
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 diseasc.
State cause. Was it due to some irritant poison ?
Was this not pulmonary tuberculosis?
[1-'09-37-XXXM.]
Permit No.
RETURN OFDEATH. BOSTON, MASS.
Name in full, Caroline Date of Death, Oct 16 19.0 9
N. M Glinchey Henderson
(If married or divorced woman give maiden name, also name of husband.)
Sex, Female Color, While
Condition,
(White, Black, Mixed, Chinese,
Indian, etc.)
Age, 50 Years, Months, .. Days. Occupation, .. music Teacher
Residence,* 16 Levis Civ JENNA
Place of Death, #16 JEvois LOVE
Place of Birth,
Livesfel Ong Date of Birth,.
(State year, month and day.) DEhFJ91859
Name and Birthplace \
of Father,
maría y
Ireland
Place of Interment, Yalvary Tematry Boston * If an institution, state how long an inmate and previous residence. VincentDERReads Kr
Undertaker:
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Boston, 17 19.09.
Name and Age? Caroline T. M. Glindley
Age, 50 years.
of Deceased,
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from. July 8 1909, to
1969, that I last saw
alive on the. fifleuth day of Gat- 19 09
that slu died on the sixteenth day of. 1909, about~ 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 af Intestines
Chief cause,
Disease Contributing cause,
Chief Cause,. Four mouillées
Duration
Contributing cause, Edward J. Franger. M. D.
T PHYSICIANS BEFORE STATING CAUSE OF DEATH ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS BLANK.
D21
I'dlow
(Single, Married, Widowcd or Divorced.)
Marthroh masz (
¿ Seilliam
Scotland
Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother,
LIST OF INDEFINITE TERMS WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN GIVING CAUSES OF DEATH.
Acute gastritis.
State cause. Was it due to some irritant poison ?
Name disease causing ascites. See "Dropsy."
Ascites.
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 Was it disease? If septicemia, what was the cause? puerperal ?
Chronic pneumonia.
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.
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
Senile atrophy. See "Old age" and "Atrophy." death.
Senile decay.
See "Old age." State disease causing death.
Senile decline.
See "Old age." Name the disease, if any, that caused
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 formed, it should not be given as the primary caus death.
Teething.
Name the disease affecting the teething child. See "D tition."
Toxemia.
Was this acute or chronic poisoning due to some exter agent ? Was it auto-intoxication, due to poisons 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 typl fever.
Typhoid pneumonia.
Typho=malarial fever.
Was the primary disease typhoid fever or pneumonia ?
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 to tuberculosis, syphilis, or cholera infantum? State fully, as this return in itself is practically worthless for 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 pri mary disease. Was it traumatic? If so, state th nature of the violence which caused the meningitis Was it tuberculous meningitis?
Nephritis. Was it acute or chronic? If acute, occurring in the cours of some disease, name the disease causing death.
This is not a satisfactory return. The influence of age i
Old age. shown by the statement of age in years, months, an days. To this the statement of "old age" as a cause o death adds nothing of value. Name the disease t 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 injury
Pernicious anemia. If any definite cause can be assigned for the anemia, should be reported. Anemia due to tuberculosis, sypl ilis, etc., should be returned under the primary diseas
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.
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