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No undertaker or other person shall bury or otherwise dispose of a human body in a town, or remove therefrom a human body which has not been buried, until he has received a permit from the board of health, or its agent appointed to issue such permits, or if there is no such board, from the clerk of the town where the person died; and no undertaker or other person shall exhume a human body and remove it from a town, from one cemetery to another, or from one grave or tomb other than the receiving tomb to another in the same cemetery, until he has received a permit from the board of health or its agent aforesaid or from the clerk of the town where the body is buried. No such permit shall he issued until there shall have been delivered to such board, agent or clerk, as the case may be, a satisfactory written statement containing the facts required by law to be returned and recorded, which shall be accompanied. in case of an original interment, by a satisfactory certificate of the attending physician, if any, as required by law, or in lieu thereof a certificate as hereinafter provided. If there is no attending physician, or if, for sufficient reasons, his certificate cannot be obtained early enough for the purpose, or is insufficient, a physi- cian who is a member of the hoard of health, or employed by it or by the aelectmen for the purpose, shall upon application make the certificate re- quired of the attending physician. If drath is caused by violence, the medi- cal examiner shall make such certificate. If such a permit for the removal of a human body. not previously interred, from one town to another within the commonwealth cannot be obtained carly enough for the purpose, the certificate of death made as above provided and in the possession of the undertaker desiring to make such removal shall constitute a permit for such removal; provided, that such body shall be returned to the town from which it was removed within thirty-six hours after such removal, unless a permit in the usual form for the removal of such body has been sooner obtained hereunder. If the death certificate contains a recital, as required
by aection ten of chapter forty-six, that the deceased served in the army, navy or marine corps of the United Statea in any war in which it has been engaged, such recital shall appear upon the permit. The board of health, or its agent, upon receipt of such statement and certificate, shall forthiwith countersign it and transmit it to the clerk of the town for registration. The person to whom the permit is so given and the physician certifying the cause of death shall thereafter furnish for registration any other neces- sany information which can be obtained as to the deceased, or as to the manner ordcause of the death, which the clerk or registrar may require .- Chap. 114} Sec. 45, G. L., (Tercentenary Edition).
No undertaker or other person shall bury a human body or the ashes thereof which have been brought into the commonwealth until he has re- ceived a permit so to do from the board of health or its agent appointed to issue such permits, or if there is no such board, from the clerk of the town where the body is to be buried or the funeral is to be held, or from a person appointed to have the care of the cemetery or burial ground in which the interment is made. ... Cbap. 114. Sec. 46. G. L., (Terccutenary Edition).
Medical examiners shall make examination upon the view of the dead bodies of only such persons as are supposed to have died by violence. If a medical examiner has notice that there is within his county the body of such a person, he shall forthwith go to the place where the body lies aud take charge of the same; ...- General Laws, Chap. 38, Sec. 6.
RULES OF PRACTICE
The fulfillment of the purpose of these lawa calls for the obaervance of the following rulea of practice :
(1) Attending physicians will certify to such deatha only aa those of persons to whom they have given bedside care during a last illness from disease unrelated to any form of injury.
(2) Board of Health physicians will certify to such deaths only aa those of persons who, though disabled by recognized disease unrelated to auy form of injury, have died without recent medical attendance or whose physi- cian is absent from home when the certificate of death is needed.
(3) Medical Examiners will investigate and certify to all deatha sup- posably due to injury. These include not only deaths caused directly or in- directly by traumatism (including resulting septicemia), and by the action of chemical (drugs or poisons). thermal, or electrical agents, and deatha following abortion, but also deaths from disease resulting from injury or Infection related to occupation, the sudden deaths of persons not disabled by recognized disease, and those of persons found dead.
Statement of Cause of Death .- Cause of death means the disease, or complication which causes death, not the mode of dying, e. g., heart failure, asphyxia, asthenia, etc. As principal cause naine the disease causing death, As related causes, name earlier morbid conditions, if any, related to the principal cause and any important complication of the principal cause.
Statement of Occupation .- l'Iccise statement of occupation ia very im- portant, so that the relative healthfulness of various pursuits can be known. Make some entry in this section for every person aged 10 years or over. If the occupation had been given up or changed on account of the disease causing death, report the usual occupation prior to illness. If the deceased had retired from business, report the usual occupation prior to retirement. Children not gainfully employed may be returned as at school or at hoine. For a woman whose only occupation was that of liome housework, write housework. For a person engaged in domestic service for wages, however, designate the occupation by the appropriate terms, as housekeeper-private family, cook-hotel, etc. For a person who bad no occupation whatever write none.
SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DORM R-302
Copies of returns of deaths recorded during the previous month which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
(Usual place of abode)
3 SEX
Male
4 COLOR OR RACE|
White
(or) WIFE of
7 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
Usual
9 Occupation :
Laborer
Industry
10 or Business :
V .P.A
11 Social Security No ...
14 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
PARENTS
16 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)
Ireland
of the city or town in which the deceased resided. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.)
resided in another city or town at the time of death should be made forthwith and transmitted on Form R-302 to the clerk
(State or country)
Ireland
5 SINGLE
(write the word)
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
Single
5a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(Husband's name in full)
6 Age of husband or wife if alive years
8
AGE
50 Years.
4
Months
30 Days
If less than 1 day Hours .......... Minutes
12 BIRTHPLACE (City)
(State or country)
R.I.
13 NAME OF
FATHER
Michael Noonan
15 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Ellen Howard
17
Informantate San. Records
(Address)
Rutland, Mass.
(
Relation, if any
A TRUE COPY.
Frances O. Hanff
ATTEST :
(Registrar of city or town where death ocgurfed)
DATE FILED
April 25,1942
19
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
18 DATE OF
DEATH
April
25.
1942
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
19 | HEREBY CERTIFY,
That I attended deceased from
February 13 19 42
to ..
April 25
19.
42
last saw h.j.m ........
alive on.
April 25, 1942 death Is sald to
have oocurred on the date stated above, at 5:00 A .M.
Immediate oause of death. Pulmonary tuberculosis
Due to.
Due to.
Other conditions
(Include pregnancy within 3 months of death)
Physician
Major findings:
Of operations
Date of.
should be charged sta-
tistically.
What test confirmed diagnosis ?. croscope
20 Was disease or injury in any way related to oooupation of deceased ?..... Q.
If so, specify
George R. Hodell
M. B.
(Signed)
Rutland State San
(Address)
4/2519 42
21 PLACE OF BURIAL,
St . Anne's, Cranston, R.I
CREMATION OR
DATE OF BURIAL
Apriletery 8 .1942
(City or Town)
19
22 NAME OF
J.Robert Winfield
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
ADDRESS
492
lanton Ave ..
rovidence
....
Received and filed
MAY 5
1942
19
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
50m (e)-1-41-4667
PLACE OF DEATH
WORCESTER (County)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
RUTLAND
(City or town making return)
1
RUTLAND
(City or Town)
No.
Rutland State Sanatorium
(If death occurred in a hospital or Institution, St. ( give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
1 illiam J.Noonan
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(a) Residenoe. No.
30 Dolphin
St.
Winthrop, Mass.
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In hospital or Institution Sanatorium years 2
(Before death)
(Specify whether)
months
12days.
In this community
yra. 2
mos.
12 days.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
Providence,
Underline the cause to which death
Of autopsy.
Duration .2
1940
-
Registered No.
(If U. S.
War Veteran,
speolfy WAR)
RM R-302
Middlesex (County)
Tewksbury
('ity qr Town) Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
TEWKSBURY STATE HOSPITAL and INFIRMARY TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
116
25
(If death occurred in a hospital or institution, St.
give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
Edward W. Isbister
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(a) Residence. No.
(Usual place of abode)
125 Cliff Avenue
Winthrop
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay : In hospital or Institution.
(Before death)
(Specify whether)
years
1
months 19
days.
In this community
yrs.
mos.
days.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 SEX Male
4 COLOR OR RACE
White
5 SINGLE
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
(write the word)
Married
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
5a If married, widowed, or digsie (Not learned) HUSBAND of
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
6 Age of husband or wife If allve Not learned
years
7 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
8
AGE
59 Years
1.1 Months
8 ... Dayı
If less than 1 day Hours. Minutes
Usual
9 Occupation :
Painter
Industry 10 or Business :
11 Social Security No ..
None
Other conditions
Post Cerebral Hemorr-
(Include pregnancy within 3 months of death)
nage
Major findings :
Of operations
Date of
should be charged sta- tistically.
Of autopsy
What test confirmed diagnosis?
Clinical
20 Was disease or injury In any way related to oooupation of deceased ?.
......
No
If so, speolfy.
A. F. Radvilas
M. D.
(Signed)
T."S. H. & I., Tewksbury
Date.
4/2 1912
21 PLACE OF BURIAL,
CREMATION OR REMOVAL
Glenwood
Everett
(Cemetery)
April City or Town)
42
19
A TRUE COPY.
FUNERAL
DIRECTOR
ATTEST :
C. Wanting Houghton m.D.
Supt.
ADDRESS
242 Wash, ave ..
Chelsea
Reoelved and filed
Ui 1
1942
19
DATE FILED
April .... 2
19
42.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
18 DATE OF
DEATH
April
1
1942
19
Feb. 12
RE
CERTIF
Y ,
That I attended deoeased
Apr .
I
19
I last saw h.
im
19
to
.alive on.
Apr. 1
19 42
death Is sald to
have occurred on the date stated above, at
9:40 P.
.m.
Duration
.2
of the city or town in which the deceased resided. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.)
PARENTS
FATHER (City)
(State or country)
N. B.
15 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Margaret Williams
16 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
Boston
(State or country)
Mass.
17
Informant ..
( Address)
Hospital Records 6. Relation, if any
50m (e)-1-41-4667
resided in another city or town at the time of death should be made forthwith and transmitted on Form R-302 to the clerk
1
PLACE OF DEATH
........
Copies of returns of deaths recorded during the previous month which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased
-WOOKS Physician
12 BIRTHPLACE (City)
(State or country)
Mass.
Boston
13 NAME OF
FATHER
George Isbister
14 BIRTHPLACE OF
St. John's
Due to
Gen. Arteriosclerosis
Due to.
Diabetes Mellitus
Underline the cause to
which death
(Address)
DATE OF BURIAL
22 NAME OF
Albert F. Douglass
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
Immediate cause of death
Cardiac Decomp.
weeks
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(Registrar of city or town where death occurred)
No.
(If U. S.
War Veteran,
speolfy WAR)
n
n
ORM R-305
Essex
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY COPY OF MEDICAL EXAMINER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Danvers
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
(If death occurred in a hospital or Institution, St. give its NAME instead of street and number) r
Augusta Fitch
2 FULL NAME
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(a) Residence. No.
92 Lincoln
St.
Winthrop
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In hospital or Institution.
(Before death)
(Specify whether)
years
months
1 ãys.
In this community
yrs.
mos.
days.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 SEX
female
4 COLOR OR RACE
white
5 SINGLE
(write the word)
DEATH
MARRIED
WIDOWED
Or DIVORCEDSingle
5a If married, widowed, or divorced HUSBAND of
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
6 Age of husband or wife If alive
years
7 IF STILLBORN, enter that faot here.
8
AGE 81Years Months. .. Days
If less than 1 day
.Hours.
.Minutes
Usual
9 Occupation :
retired nurse
Industry 10 or Business:
11 Soolal Security No ....
Cannot be learned
12 BIRTHPLACE (City)
(State or country)
Needham
13 NAME OF
FATHER
Thomas Fitch
PARENTS
14 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
Ireland
(State or country)
15 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Bridget Riley
16 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)
ireland
17 Mary K.McPhillips
Relation, if any
Informant
(Address)
A TRUE COPY.
ATTEST:
(Registrar of city or town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
4/14/42
19
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
18 DATE OF
April 13, 1942
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
19 | HEREBY CERTIFY that I have Investigated the death of the person above-named and that the CAUSE AND MANNER thereof are as follows: (If an injury was involved, state fully.) Chronic myocarditis
General arteriosclerosis Manner: Fracture of left hip 3/27/42
20 Accident, suicide, or homloide, (specify)
accident
Date of oocurrenoe.
3/28/42
19
Where didFell on street in Winthrop
Injury oocur ?
(City or town and State)
Did Injury occur In or about the home, on farm, In Industrial place, or În
publio place?
Public ... place
(Specify type of place)
Manner of fell on street (out shoppin!)
Injury
Nature of
Fracture of left hip
Injury
While at work ?.. shoppingWas there an autopsy? .. Mes na
21 Was disease or Injury In any way related to oooupation of deceased?
If so, speolfy
(Signed)
Cornelius J. Kiley
M. D.
(Address)
10 ..... Chestnut
Peabody
Date.
4/139 ..... 42
22
S.t ....... Patrick's ........ Matick
Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal,
(City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL
4/15/42
19
23 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
John F. O'Maley
ADDRESS
Winthrop
19
:
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
( Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
=
II
1
PLACE OF DEATH
(County) Danvers
(City or Town) Danvers State Hospital No.
of the city or town in which the deceased resided as soon as possible after the close of the month in which the death WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, Q. L.) resided in another city or town at the time of death should be made forthwith and transmitted on Form R-305 to the clerk Copies of returns of deaths recorded during the previous month which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased
L
(If U. S.
War Veteran,
WVerify WAR)
(Usual place of abode)
25m (h)-1-41-4667
Received and filed
MAY 1 1 1942
一
RM R-302
PLACE OF DEATH
Suffolk
The Commonincalth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Chelsea
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
8 248
(If death occurred in a hospital or institution, St. give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
William O'Leary
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
571Shirley
St.
.""'in.thro.p.,
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay : In hospital or Institution
(Before death)
(Specify whether)
years
months
day
19
In this community
yrs.
mos.
days.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
18 DATE OF
Apr.20,1942
DEATH
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
19 | HEREBY CERTIFY42
19.
to.
19
ThatA logttende& Deceased from 2
...
I last saw h
The on.
Apr.20
42
death Is sald to
have oocurred on the date stated above, at
3:35
Duration
Immediate cause of death.
Arteriosclerotic
heart
disease
3 yrs.
Due to.
Generalized arterio
sclerosis
? 15yrs
XXXX
Generalized osteoarthritis
Cirrhosis of liver ?3yrs.
Other conditions.
(Include pregnancy within 3 months of death)
Major findings:
Of operations
Date of
Physician Underline the cause to which death should be charged sta- tistically.
Of autopsy.
clinical
What test confirmed diagnosis ?.
20 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased ?.
If so, specify
(Signed)
John ......... Conlin
M. D.
(Address)
Soldiers Homa
42
21 PLACE OF BURIAL
CREMATION OR RENTATOP Cem. Winthrop
(Cemetery)
(City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL
19
Apr.22.
42
22 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
John F. O'laley
ADDRESS
79 Atlantic Ct inth.
Received and filed. MAY 1 4 1942
... 19.
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
50m (e)-1-41-4667
(a) Residenoe. No.
(Usual place of abode)
3 SEX
4 COLOR OR RACE|
(or) WIFE of
6 Age of husband or wife if alive
7 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
8
73
AGE
Years
Months.
Days
Usual
9 Occupation :
Industry
10 or Business :
11 Social Security No ..
12 BIRTHPLACE (City)
Ireland
(State or country)
13 NAME OF
Jeremiah
FATHER
14 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
15 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
PARENTS
17
Informant
(Address)
Copies of returns of deaths recorded during the previous month which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased
of the city or town in which the deceased resided. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.)
resided in another city or town at the time of death should be made forthwith and transmitted on Form R-802 to the clerk
(State or country)
Mary Looney
5 SINGLE
(write the word)
''idowed
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
5a If married, widowed, or dixonedy Griffin HUSBAND of
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(Husband's name in full)
years
If less than 1 day
.Hours.
...... Minutes
Blacksmith, retired
16 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)spital Records
Relation, if any
A TRUE COPY.
ATTEST :
Orreply & Turner
(Registrar of city or town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
Apr.20,1942
19
Soldiers' Home Hospital
No.
(County)
1
Chelsea (City or Town)
(If U. S.
War Veteran,
specify WAR)
Spanish
Hosp.
Cork, Ireland
Cork Ireland
-
M R-301 A
information should be carefully supplied. AGE should be stated EXACTLY. PHYSICIANS should state N. D .- WKIIL PLAINLI, WITH UNTADINO DEACA INASININ IN ATLAMASILA is very important. See instructions and extracts from the laws on back of certificate. CAUSE OF DEATH in plain terms, so that it may be properly classified. Exact statement of OCCUPATION
PLACE OF DEATH
Suffolk ........
(County)
Winthrop
(City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
To be filed for burial permit with Board of Health or its Agent.
Registered No.
.....
S (If death occurred In a hospital or institution, St. [ give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
Albert Brett
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
19 Elmwodd Ave
St.
Winthrop ..
(a) Residence. No
(Usual place of abode)
Length of stay: In hospital or institution ..
years
months
7
days.
In this community 18
yrs.
mos.
days.
(Specify whether)
per. M. Hlate
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 SEX
4 COLOR OR RACE
White
S SINGLE
(write the word)
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
Married
5a If married, widowuhrsfivorcetall Brett
HUSBAND of
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
6 Age of husband or wife if alive
years
7 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
8 69
AGE
Years
5
.Months.
.20
Days
If less than 1 day
Hours.
Minutes
Usual 9 Occupation : Ingraver
Industry 10 or Business :.
Metal Plates
11 Social Security No ....... none
12 BIRTHPLACE (City)
Sheffield
(State or country) Ing land
13 NAME OF FATHER William Brett
Major findings: Of operations none
Ofautopsy Cinassis of liver with What test confirmed diagnosis? Clinical vlab.
trage
20 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? (Signed). If so, specify Jacob always The M. D. (Address) 562 Mlnley It Date 5/ 3/44.99
21.forrest Mills Crematory Boston. Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal. (City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL May 5 1942 19
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
22 NAME OF
Richard To White
ADDRESS. 147 Winthrop St Winthrop., .... Mass.
Received and filed.
AY %
1042
19
(Registrar)
100m-2-'40-D-729-a
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a satisfactory standard certificate of death was filed with me BEFORE the burial or transit permit was issued: Www.D. Childrens. (Signature of Agent of Board of Healtheor other)
Health Office 5/5/42
(Official Designation) (Date of Issue of Permit)
CIRRI
Due to
Hepatona of liver
3 mos ......
24 hours
Due to.
hemorrhage
Other conditions ...... (Include pregnanoy within 3 months of death) Lasluc ulcer
IMPORTANT
PHYSICIAN
Underline the cause to which death should be charged sta- tistically.
PARENTS
14 BIRTHPLACE OF
Sheffield
FATHER (City) ......
(State or country)
Ing land
15 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Lucia Antcliff
16 BIRTHPLACE OF Sheffield MOTHER (City). (State or country) Ing land
17 Ilnora Mall Brett
Relation. if any
( .... Wife
Informant ..... (Address) 19 Elmwood Ave,, Winthrop, Mass
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
18 DATE OF
DEATH
may
2
1942
(Month
(Year) (Day) That I attended deceased from
I HEREBY CERTIFY april 29
1972 to. May 2 1942 I last saw him alive on May 2 19/2, 2.2., death is said to .m. have occurred on the date stated above, at 4 Piko. Immediate cause of death ... Curbasis of liver
Duration JUPORTANT 6 mos.
Kesphageal
(If U. S. War Veteran. specify WAR)
(If nonresident, give city or town and state)
Male
1
No Winthrop Community Hospital ....
....
EXTRACTS FROM THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNING THE
RETURN OF CERTIFICATES OF DEATH
A physician or registered hospital medical officer sliall forthwith, after the death of a person whom he has attended during his last illness, at the request of an undertaker or other authorized person or of any member of the family of the deceased, furnish for registration a standard certificate of death, stating to the best of his knowledge and helief the name of the deceased, liis supposed age, the disease of which he died, defined as required by section onc, where same was contracted, the duration of his last illness, when last seen alivc hy the physician or officer and the date of his death . . . Gen. Laws, Chap. 46, Sec. 9.
No undertaker or other person shall bury or otherwise dispose of a human body in a town, or remove therefrom a human body which has not been buried, until he has received a permit from the board of health, or its agent appointed to issue such permits, or If there is no such board, from the clerk of the town where the person died; and no undertaker or other person shall exhume a human hody and remove it from a town, from one cemetery to another, or from one grave or tomb other than the receiv- ing tomh to another in the same cemetery, until he has received a permit from the board of health or its agent aforesaid or from the clerk of the town where the body is huried. No such permit shall be Issucd until there shall have been delivered to such board, agent or clerk, as the case may be, a satisfactory written statement containing the facts required by law to be returned and recordcd, which shall he accompanied, In case of an original interment, hy a satisfactory certificate of the attending physician, if any, as required by law, or in lieu thereof a certificate as hereinafter provided. If there Is no attending physician, or if, for sufficient reasons, his certificate cannot be obtained early enough for the purpose, or is in- sufficient, a physician who is a member of the board of health, or em- ployed by It or by the selectmen for the purpose, shall upon application make the certificate required of the attending physician. If death is caused hy violence, the medical examiner shall makc such certificate. If such a permit for the removal of a human body, not previously Interred, from onc town to another within the commonwealth cannot he obtained early enough for the purpose, the certificate of death made as above provided and in the possession of the undertaker desiring to make such removal shall constitute a permit for such removal; provided, that such body shali be returned to the town from which it was removed within thirty-slx hours after such removal, unless a permit In the usual form for the re- moval of such hody has been sooner obtaincd hereunder. If the death certificate contains a recital, as required by section ten of chapter forty- six, that the deceased served In the army, navy or marine corps of the United States in any war In which It has been engaged, such recltai shall appear upon the permit. The hoard of health, or Its agent, upon receipt of such statement and certificate, shall forthwith countersign it and transmit it to the clerk of the town for registration. The person to whom the permit is so given and the physician certifying the cause of deatil shall thereafter furnish for registration any other necessary information which can be ohtained as to the deceased, or as to the manner or cause of the death, which the clerk or registrar may require .- Chop. 114, Sec. 45, G. L., (Tercentenary Edition).
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