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March 10, 1950, death is said to
have occurred on the date stated above, at
10: 03P
.. m.
INTERVAL BE-
11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
12
AGE
79
Years
Months.
Days
If under 24 hours
Hours.
Minutes
13 Usual
Occupation :
Laborer Retired
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
14 Industry
or Business:
15 Social Security No .............
16 BIRTHPLACE (City).
(State or country)
Ireland
17 NAME OF
FATHER
Unknown
18 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
(State or country)
Ireland
19 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Unknown
20 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)
Ireland
John P Kelley
21
Informant.
(Address)
24 Underhil Last
winthrop
ATTEST:
(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
March 15,
. 19 50
MANUIN NOSENTLY POR DINDING
WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
PLACE OF DEATH
Suffolk (County)
Revere (City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
REVERE
(City or town making return)
50
Registered No.
j(If death occurred in a hospital or institution.
No. Revere Memorial Hosp. ............ St. [ .give its NAME instead of street and number)
John P. Kelley
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(Was deceased a
U. S. War Veteran,
if so specify WAR)
St.
Winthrop
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death .. years. months 2 days. In place of residence. years months. .days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
8 SEX
Male
White
10 SINGLE
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED Married
10a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of
Thresa Mellen
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH 1 day
Due To
Arteriosclerotic
heart disease
?
hypertrophic arthritis
Date of operation
Was autopsy performed?
What test confirmed diagnosis ?.
clinical findings
5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased?
If so, specify.
Joseph Gregorie
NO
3/11 500
6
Winthrop Cem.
Winthrop
Place of Burial or Cremation
(City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL. Mar. 13 .50
7 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Maurice W. Kirby
ADDRESS
Winthrop
Received and filed APR 25 1950 19
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
40.
9 COLOR OR RACE
(write the word)
?
PARENTS
A TRUE COPY,
ORM R-302 1
WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
Copies of returns of deaths which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased resided in another city or town at the time after the close of the month in which the death occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.) of death should be transmitted on Form R-302 to the clerk of the city or town in which the deceased resided as soon as possible
PLACE OF DEATH
Essex
(County)
Danvers
(City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Danvers
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
51
Danvers State Hospital, Hathorne , Maffff death occurred in a hospital or institution. No.
its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME Edward P. Meehan
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(a) Residence. No. 73 Grover Ave., Winthrop, Mass
St.
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death 2 .years 3.months. 19 days. In place of residence. ...... ... years. months. .. days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 DATE OF
DEATH
March
10
1950
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
8 SEX
Male
9 COLOR OR RACE
White
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
Married
4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,
Nov.19.
19 47 to March 10
19
50
I last saw h
i.m.
March 10, 19 5 Death is said to
have occurred on the date stated above, at.
9:05a.m.
INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH
11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
12
AGE
Years
Months
9
.Days
If under 24 hours
Hours. .
Minutes
Carpenter
13 Usual
Occupation :
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
14 Industry or Business:
15 Social Security No.
16 BIRTHPLACE (City)
(State or country)
Pennsylvania
17 NAME OF
FATHER
Patrick Meehan
18 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
(State or country)
Ireland
19 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Margaret Boyle
20 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)
Ireland
21
Informant
Mary E. Sheehan
(Address)
Hathorne, Mass.
7 NAME OF
Maurice W. Kirby
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
ADDRESS.
Winthrop, Mass.
Received and filed
APR 12 1950
19
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
PARENTS
5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased?
If so, specify.
(Signed).
Julius ... W ....... Fryer
M. D.
(Address)
Hathorne Mass Date
3/10
.19 .... 5.0
6
Winthrop Cemetery
Place of Burial or Cremation
(City or Town)
Winthrop ..
DATE OF BURIAL
March 13
19
50
A TRUE COPY
ATTEST:
(Registrar of City pr Town where death occurred)
March 11
50
DATE FILED
19
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
DISEASE OR CONDITION
DIRECTLY LEADING
Chronic
TO DEATH (a)
Myocarditis
2 yrs
ANTE
Due To
CEDENT (b)
CAUSES
Due To (c)
OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
CONDITIONS
Major findings:
Of operations
No
Date of operation
Was autopsy performed?
Clinical
What test confirmed diagnosis ?.
50m-(e)-10-48-24658
10 SINGLE
(write the word)
(Was deceased a
U. S. War Veteran,
if so specify WAR)
(Usual place of abode)
That I attended deceased from
10a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of.
Margaret Cusick
66
2
Philadelphia
0
Y
PLACE OF DEATH
(County)
(City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF MEDICAL EXAMINER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
257602
No. Mass. General Hospital
·
§(If death occurred in a hospital or institution,
St. { give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
Leonard H. V. Stanton
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
St.
Winthrop, Mass.
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death
0 years 0
months.
10days.
In place of residence
28
.years.
months.
.days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 DATE OF
DEATH
March
24.
1950
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
9 SEX
male
10 COLOR OR RACE
white
11 SINGLE
(write the word)
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
married
4 I 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.)
Fracture of skull; cerebral contusion
and .... subdural hematoma: Pulmonary embolism; Head injury incurred in accidental fall downstairs at home
12 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
13
AGE.5.5
Years
5
Months.
2.0 Days
If under 24 hours
Hours
Minutes
14 Usual
Occupation 1.
Machinist
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
15 Industry
U.S. Gov't arsenal
or Business:
16 Social Security No.
039-09-6960
17 BIRTHPLACE (City).
(State or country)
Mass
18 NAME OF
FATHER
Patrick Stanton
19 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City)
CBL
(State or country)
North Carolina
20 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Henrietta McIntyre
21 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
Prince Edward Island
(State or country)
Canada
22
Informant.
(Address)
Mrs.
Milared A. Stanton
DATE OF BURIAL
March 27, 1950
19
8 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Richard .... C ....... Kirby
ADDRESS
Boston
19
Received and filed.
APR 2 2 1950
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
A TRUE COPY.
ATTEST:
(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
March .... 28, ...... 1950
............... 19 ..
MANOIN NEDENTEV FUN DINDING
WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
25m-(h)-10-48-24658
(a) Residence.
No.
(Usual place of abode)
56 Locust
Date and hour of injury
6:30 PM
Manner of
(Specify type of place)
Injury
Falldownstairs
Nature of
(How did injury occur?)
(Address)
Boston
Winthrop.
7
Place of Burial, or Cremation.
Copies of returns of deaths which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased resided in another city or town at the time
after the close of the month in which the death occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12. G. L.)
of death should be transmitted on Form R-305 to the clerk of the city or town in which the deceased resided as soon as possible
Injury occur?
(City or town and State)
5 Accident, suicide, or homicide (specify) ..... a.c.c.ident
19
3/10/50
Where did
winthrop
Mass.
Did injury occur in or about home, on farm, in industrial place, or in public
place?
Home
Injury
Fracture of skull
While at work?
No
Was autopsy performed?
yes
6 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? If so, specify
(Signed)
Michael Luongo
M. D.
Dat
3/24/50
Winthrop.
(City or Town)
PARENTS
(Was deceased a
U. S. War Veteran,
if so specify WAR)
WW 1
11a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of.
Mildred ... A ...... Hodgkins
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
Boston
ORM R-305 1
APR201960 PX
Date of Entering Military Service 3-26-17 Date of Discharge 3-25-19 Rank, Rating Watertender Organization and outfit U.S. Navy
Service number 193-84-65
RM R-302 1
PLACE OF DEATH
SUFFOLK (County)
BOSTON
(City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts EDWARD J. CRONIN SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
BOSTO
(City or town making return)
Registered No.
2632 53
No.
Palmer Memorial Hospital
J(If death occurred in a hospital or institution, St. [ give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
Domenica .... Marmino
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
85 Quincy Ave
St.
Winthrop, Mass.
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death. ... years .. .. months. 37
days.
In place of residence.3.0.
.. years
months.
.. days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 DATE OF
DEATH
March 25
1950
8 SEX
9 COLOR OR RACE
(write the word)
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
Female
White
10 SINGLE
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED Married
4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,
2-16
50
19
to ....
3-25
БО
I last saw her
alive on
3-24
1950, death is said to
10a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
have occurred on the date stated above, at 1:40 Am.
INTERVAL BE-
(or) WIFE of
John Marmino
(Husband's name in full)
DISEASE OR CONDITION
DIRECTLY LEADING
TO DEATH (a)
of Brain
Metastatic Cancer
6 mos
ANTE
CEDENT (b)
Due To
Cancer of breast
2 yrs
13 Usual
Occupation :.
.Home
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
14 Industry or Business:
15 Social Security No.
16 BIRTHPLACE (City).
(State or country)
Italy
OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
CONDITIONS
Acute ..... c.ys.titi.s.
6 weeks
Major findings:
Of operations.
Cancer of right breast.
Date of operation
194.8
Was autopsy performed?
yes
What test confirmed diagnosis ?.
Path ..
...... exam
5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased ?.... n.Q.
If so, specify
William Stevens
(Signed)
Longwood Ave.
.Date
3/25/200
(Address)
6 Winthrop
Winthrop -
Place of Burial or Cremation
(City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL
March 28,
1950
7 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Maurice W. Kirby
ADDRESS
Winthrop
Received and filed.
APR-2-2-1950-
19
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
PARENTS
17 NAME OF
FATHER
Santo Pino
18 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City) ..... tal.y ..
(State or country)
19 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Poala Urbano
20 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
(State or country)
Italy
John Marmino
21
Informant
(Address)
A TRUE COPY Parles 2. Inack.
ATTEST:
(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
MARC.H .... 29 ... . 195.0
............ 19 ..
25m-(b)-11-49-900,475
Copies of returns of deaths which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased resided in another city or town at the time after the close of the month in which the death occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.) of death should be transmitted on Form R-302 to the clerk of the city or town in which the deceased resided as soon as possible CAUSES
WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
11 IF STILLBORN. enter that fact here.
63
12
AGE
Years
Months
Days
If under 24 hours
Hours
Minutes
Due To (c)
TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH
That I attended deceased from
......
(Was deceased a
U. S. War Veteran,
if so specify WAR)
(a) Residence. No. (Usual place of abode)
-
RECHI. . ,
APR221950 PÅ
ORM R-302 1
WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD
Copies of returns of deaths which occurred in your city or town in case the deceased resided in another city or town at the time after the close of the month in which the death occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.) of death should be transmitted on Form R-302 to the clerk of the city or town in which the deceased resided as soon as possible
PLACE OF DEATH
SUFFOLK
(County)
BOSTON
(City or Town)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts EDWARD J. CRONIN SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF
BOSTON (City or town making return)
Registered N2.7.90 51
No. New England Center Hospitals
[(If death occurred in a hospital or institution, St. Į give its NAME instead of street and number)
2 FULL NAME
Ann Long
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
(Was deceased a
U. S. War Veteran.
( if so specify WAR)
(a) Residence. No. 28 Washington Ave
St.
Winthrop
(If nonresident, give city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death. ..... .... years .. months. 5.2 days. In place of residence. 1. years 6
.months.
... days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 DATE OF
DEATH
March . 29, 1950
(Month)
(Day)
(Year)
4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,
That I attended deceased from
Feb.
3
19.
50
tc
March .... 29
195.0
I last saw her
alive on.
March 29 1950.
death is said to
have occurred on the date stated above, at 4:55 Pm.
10a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of.
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
Max Long
(Husband's name in full)
DISEASE OR CONDITION
DIRECTLY LEADING
TO DEATH (a)
Adeno Carcinoma
stomach with liver metastases
6 mo
12
61
AGE
Years
Months.
Days
If under 24 hours
Hours.
.Minutes
13 Usual
Occupation:
Housewife
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
14 Industry or Business:
15 Social Security No ..
none
16 BIRTHPLACE (City).
(State or country)
Russia
OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
CONDITIONS
Major findings:
Of operations.
Date of operation
Was autopsy performed ?.... y.es
What test confirmed diagnosis ?.. Needle .... biopsy ..... of ..... liv
5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased ?.... no.
If so, specify
(Signed)
Wm. A. Hodges Jr.
M. D.
(Address).
New Eng.Center .Hos 3 /29/15.0
6
Forest Hills Crom.
Place of Burial or Cremation
Boston
(City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL
3/31/50
19
7 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Benjamin Solomon
ADDRESS
Brookline
Received and filed
APR 2 2 1950
19
(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)
PARENTS
18 BIRTHPLACE OF
FATHER (City).
Russia
(State or country)
19 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Rose (unknown )
20 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
Russia
(State or country)
21 Florence Wagman
Informant
(Address)
ATTEST!
JE COPY Parles 2 Zack
(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)
DATE FILED
April4.1 950
19
........
......
8 SEX
Female
9 COLOR OR RACE
White
10 SINGLE
(write the word)
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED Widowed
INTERVAL BE-
TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH
11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
ANTE
Due To
CEDENT (b)
CAUSES
Due To (c)
17 NAME OF
FATHER
Jacob Schwartz
25m-(b)-11-49-900,475
(Usual place of abode)
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
RECEIVES
6
APR2:21950 PN
L
-
X
PLACE OF DEATH
Suffolk "KCounty) Windup (City or Town
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts EDWARD J. CRONIN, SECRETARY DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
To be filed for burial permit with Board of Health or its Agent.
55
Windtop Community Hosp No.
Leonard Cates
(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)
55 Bellevue asp
St.
(If nonresident, giye city or town and State)
Length of stay: In place of death. years .months 1 .days. In place of residence.
2.5 ... years
months
.days.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3 DATE OF all
DEATH
(Month)
2, (Day)
1950 (Year)
8 SEX
01
9 COLOR OR RACE
10 SINGLE
MARRIED
WIDOWED
or DIVORCED
(write the word)
mand
4 I HEREBY CERTIFY.
That I attended deceased from
1952
to.
aquil 2.
19 S .O.
10a If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of.
İda Pearl. Palmer.
(Give maiden name of wife in full)
(or) WIFE of
(Husband's name in full)
11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.
12
AGE
74
Years
4
Months
2
.Days
If under 24 hours
.Hours
.Minutes
.? Occupation : Salesman
(Kind of work done during most of working life)
14 Industry
or Business:
Mens Clothing
15 Social Security No.
024-16-6907
16 BIRTHPLACE (City)
(State or country)
Maine
17 NAME OF
FATHER
Loring Cates
18 BIRTHPLACE OF
Curtis
Date of operation
Was autopsy performed?
What test confirmed diagnosis?
5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased ?. 200
If so, specify an carle mu
(Signed)
(Address) 186 Princelin G CB Date 4-2-509
M. D.
6 Winthrop. Winthrop Place of Burial or Cremation (City or Town)
DATE OF BURIAL April 5
.1950
7 NAME OF
FUNERAL DIRECTORIO
Howard S Jumolds
ADDRESS Winthrop mars
Received and filed
APR 10 1050
19
(Registrar)
PARENTS
FATHER (City)
(State or country)
Maine
19 MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER
Almyra Tibbetts
20 BIRTHPLACE OF
MOTHER (City)
Addison
(State or country)
Maine
21
Informant
(Address)
Mary I Cates 124 Brooks St. W. Medford
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a satisfactory standard certificate of death was filed with me BEFORE the burial or transit permit was issued : Walter A. Ballerz
(Signature of Agent of Board of Health or other)
Health price 4/450
(Official Designation) (Date of Issue of Permit)
...
I last saw halive on afu 2, 19 SU death is said to have occurred on the date stated above, at 12 Mean INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH
DISEASE OR CONDITION
DIRECTLY LEADING
TO DEATH (a)
Bronchopremains 2 day
ANTE
CEDENT (b)
CAUSES
Due To Cadeau Necampaign
(c) artenscheins
-
OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
CONDITIONS
-
Major findings:
Of operations
50M-2-19-25666
STRUCTIONS FOR AL CERTIFICATE
In giving SE OF DEATH not enter re than one se for each ), (b) and (c)
his does not mean de of dying. such failure, asthenia, means the disease, plications which death.
orbid conditions. giving rise to the ause (a) stating derlying cause
nditions contrib- the death but not to the disease or on causing death.
RM R-301A 1
Registered No.
(If death occurred in a hospital or institution,
St. \ give its NAME instead of street and number)
PHYSICIAN - IMPORTANT
2 FULL NAME.
(a) Residence. No. (Usual place of abode)
(Was deceased a U. S. War Veteran, if so specify WAR)
No
13 Usual
EXTRACTS FROM THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNING THE RETURN OF CERTIFICATES OF DEATH
A physician or registered hospital medical officer shall 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 belief the name of the deceased, his supposed age, the disease of which he died, defined as required by section one, where same was contracted, the duration of his last illness, when last seen alive by the physician or officer and the date of his death. . . Gen. Laws, Chap. 46, Sec. 9.
A physician or officer furnishing a certificate of death as required by the preceding section or by section forty-five of chapter one hundred and four- teen, shall, if the deceased, to the best of his knowledge and belief, served in the artny. navy or marine corps of the United States in any war in which it has been engaged. insert in the certificate a recital to that effect, specifying the war, and shall also certify in such certificate both the primary and the secondary or imme- diate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. For neglect to comply with any provision of this section, such physician or officer, shall forfeit ten dollars. For the purposes of this section and of sections forty-five, forty-six and forty-seven of said chapter one hundred and fourteen, the word "war" shall include the China relief expedition and the Philippine insurrection, which shall. for said purposes, be deemed to have taken place between February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and July fourth, nineteen hundred and two, and the Mexican border service of nineteen hundred and sixteen and nineteen hundred and seventeen. G. L. Chap. 46, Sec. 10.
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 be 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 inter- ment, 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 physician who is a member of the board of health, or employed by it or by the selectmen for the purpose, shall upon application make the certificate required of the attending physician. If death is caused by violence, the medical 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 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 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 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 recital shall appear upon the permit. The board 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 registra- tion. The person to whom the permit is so given and the physician certifying the cause of death shall thereafter furnish for registration any other necessary information which can be obtained as to the deceased, or as to the manner or cause of the death, which the clerk or registrar may require .- Chap. 114, Sec. 45, G. L., (Tercentenary Edition).
Medical examiners shall makc examination upon the view of the dead bodies of persons as arc supposed to have died by violence. or by the action of chemical, thermal or electrical agents or following abortion, or from discascs resulting from injury or infection relating to occupation, or suddenly when not disabled by recognizable discase, or when any person is found dead. . - General Laws, Chap, 38. Sec. 6., as amended by Chap. 632, Sec. 4. Acts of 1945.
No undertaker or other persons shall bury a human body or the ashes thereof which have been brought into the commonwealth until he has received 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.
Chap. 114, Sec.46, G. L., (Tercentenary Edition).
RULES OF PRACTICE
The fulfillment of the purpose of these laws calls for the observance of the follow- ing rules of practice :
(1) Attending physicians will certify to such deaths only as 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 deathsonly as those of persons who, though disabled by recognized disease unrelated to any form of injury, have died without recent medical attendance or whose physician is absent from home when the certificate of death is needed.
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