Town of Winthrop : Record of Deaths 1953, Part 13

Author: Winthrop (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 600


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Cholsoa


(City or town making return) 101 42


Registered No.


J (If death occurred in a hospital or institution, St. [ give its NAME instead of street and number)


2 FULL NAME


Ihrleno .... C. Lovots


(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)


(a) Residence. No.


23 Ocean Ave.


(Usual place of abode)


Winthrop, Nace


St.


(If nonresident, give city or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death ...


... years ....


months.


days. In place of residence


years


months


.days.


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


3 DATE OF


DEATH


75,1053


(Month)


(Day)


(Year)


8 SEX


Pomalo


9 COLOR OR RACE


White


10 SINGLE


MARRIED


WIDOWED


or DIVORCEDDin 1c


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,


That I attended deceased from


Feb. 10., 1953 .....


to ...


Tob.15.


19.53.


I last saw h.] ......... alive on .. I.p.b.,14


19 .. , death is said to


have occurred on the date stated above, at. 6:0.5p .m. INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH


DISEASE OR CONDITION DIRECTLY LEADING


TO DEATH (a)


Bron chopnoumonia


7 das


12


AGER*


Years


Months


Days


If under 24 hours


Hours ......


.Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation:


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


14 Industry


or Business :.


15 Social Security No.


16 BIRTHPLACE (City).Chcicortoss.


(State or country)


17 NAME OF


FATHER


James R.


18 BIRTHPLACE OF


FATHER (City)


(State or country)


Dubuque, Iowa


19 MAIDEN NAME


OF MOTHER


Faith T.Baker


20 BIRTHPLACE OF


MOTHER (City)


(State or country)


Waterloo, Iowa


6 Winthrop Com. inthron Mass


Place of Burial or Cremation (Cfty or Town)


DATE OF BURIAL


Tcb.17,1953


19


7 NAME OF


Kirby Bros.Fun, Home


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


ADDRESS


210 Winthrop St. Winthrop


Received and filed


MAR ... 2.4.1953


19


(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)


10a If married, widowed, or divorced


HUSBAND of


(Give maiden name of wife in full)


(or) WIFE of.


(Husband's name in full)


11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.


ANTE


Due To


CEDENT (b)


CAUSES


Due To (c)


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


CONDITIONS


Major findings:


Of operations.


Date of operation.


Was autopsy performed ?.


Tos


What test confirmed diagnosis ?.


5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? If so, specify.Colantatt (Signed) 110-1 USIN Chelsea


M. D.


Date/15/53 19


PARENTS


21


James R.Lovest


Informant Organ Avo Winthrop, Muss


(Address)25


A TRUE COPY.


Jepl & Tyrrell


ATTEST:


(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)


Feb. 17,1953


DATE FILED


19


MANOIN RIOENTLY TUN DINDING


WRITE PLAINLY, WITH UNFADING BLACK INK - THIS IS A PERMANENT RECORD


50m-(e)-10-48-24658


No. U. s.Naval Hospital


(Was deceased a


U. S. War Veteran,


if so specify WAR)


(write the word)


11.6


MAR22


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 CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


Boston


(City or town making return)


Registered No.


1628


.13


J(If death occurred in a hospital or institution. St. \ give its NAME instead of street and number)


2 FULL NAME


(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)


St.


Winthrop Mass


(a) Residence. No.


(Usual place of abode)


208-Cliff Ave.


(If nonresident, give city or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death


years


months


days. In place of residence .......... years.


5


.months


.days.


35 Mins


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


3 DATE OF


DEATH


(Month)


Feb/6/53


(Year)


8 SEX


F


9 COLOR OR RACE


10 SINGLE


MARRIED


WIDOWED


or DIVORCED


Single


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY.


That I attended deceased from


Feb/15


19 .... 53 ..


to ..


Feb.16.


19.53


I last saw h


eglive on


Feb. 16 ...... 19 .... 5.3death is said to


have occurred on the date stated above, at


6.05A.


INTERVAL BE-


TWEEN ONSET


AND DEATH


11 IF STILLBORN. enter that fact here.


12


3 Dayg AGE.9 ..


Years


5


Months


Days


If under 24 hours


Hours


.Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation :.


School


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


14 Industry or Business :


15 Social Security No.


16 BIRTHPLACE (City)


(State or country)


Boston Maas.


17 NAME OF


FATHER


Alfred F August


18 BIRTHPLACE OF


FATHER (City)


(State or country)


Cambridge loss.


What test confirmed diagnosis ?.


5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? If so, specify.


(Signed)


Robert Machcan


M. D.


(Address)


300 Longwood Rve


2-18 53


Place of Burial or cremalo throp Cem-winthrop Mass ..


(City of Town)


DATE OF BURIAL


Feb.19/53


19


21


Informant.


(Address)


Father


7 NAME OF


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


M W Kirby


Winthrop Mass.


ADDRESS


MAR 10 1953


19


Received and filed


(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)


PARENTS


19 MAIDEN NAME


OF MOTHER


Gladys LaVoie


20 BIRTHPLACE OF


MOTHER (City)


Winthrop-Mass.


(State or country)


A TRUE COPY


af (Registrar of City or Town where death occurred) Feb.20/53


DATE FILED


19


Y


0


25M.(B) 11-51-905807


ANTE


Due To


CEDENT (b)


CAUSES


Due To


(c)


10a If married, widowed, or divorced


HUSBAND of.


(Give maiden name of wife in full)


(or) WIFE of.


(Husband's name in full)


DISEASE OR CONDITION


DIRECTLY LEADING


TO DEATH (a)


Interstitial pneumonitis


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


CONDITIONS


Membranous enteritis


Major findings:


Of operations


Date of operation


Was autopsy performed?


Ycs


6


No.


The Children's. Hospt.


Theresa August


(Was deceased a


U. S. War Veteran,


if so specify WAR)


(write the word)


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


١٠٠٠


6


MAREC


5


X


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


Boston


(City or town making return)


Registered No.


1627 44


J(If death occurred in a hospital or institution, No.


St. [ give its NAME instead of street and number)


2 FULL NAME. Henry .N . Homeyer (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.


(Usual place of abode)


238 Woodside Ave


St.


Winthrop Mass


(If nonresident, give city or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death ........... years. months .. 7. .days. In place of residence. .. years months .. days.


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


3 DATE OF


DEATH


Feb.18/53


(Month)


(Day)


(Year)


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,


That I attended deceased from


Feb. 11 .. 19. 53.


to


Feb ..... 18 ....


19 ..


53


HUSBAND of


(Give maiden name of wife in full)


I last saw h ..... im ... alive on.


Feb .... 17 ...... 19 ..... 53death is said to


have occurred on the date stated above. at


1:10A.m.


INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH


DISEASE OR CONDITION


DIRECTLY LEADING


TO DEATH (a)


Carcinoma of esophagus


11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.


2 MOSAGE


12


74 Years.


4


17


Months


Days


If under 24 hours


Hours .. .. Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation :.


Proprietor


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


14 Industry


or Business :.


Music Store


15 Social Security No ..


None


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


CONDITIONS


Pulmonary edema


1-2 Days


Major findings:


Of operations


Carcinoma of esophagus


Date of operation.


2-14-53


Was autopsy performed ?.


No


What test confirmed diagnosis?


Biopsy and path. exam.


NO


5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? If so, specify ....


(Signed)


CD Brannan


M. D.


(Address)


Lahey Clinic


Date


2-18.


19. 53


Winthrop Cem-Winthrop Mass.


(City or Town)


DATE OF BURIAL


Place of Burial or Cremation


Feb. 20/53


19


R C Kirby


ADDRESS


Received and filed.


MAR 1 6 1953


19


(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)


PARENTS


18 BIRTHPLACE OF


FATHER (City)


(State or country)


Germany


19 MAIDEN NAME


OF MOTHER


Wilhelmina Ma je


20 BIRTHPLACE OF


MOTHER (City)


Germany ..


(State or country)


21


Informant


(Address)


Mrs S E Honeyer Wife


TRUE COPY


Moules A Macher


(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred) Feb. 20/53


DATE FILED


19


MARRIED


WIDOWED


or DIVORCED


Married


10a If married, widowed. or divorceSarah E Connell


(or) WIFE of


(Husband's name in full)


ANTE Due To CEDENT (b) CAUSES


Due To (c)


25M.(B) 11-51.905807


PLACE OF DEATH


M R-302 1


1.


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,


8 SEX


9 COLOR OR RACE


10 SINGLE


(write the word)


16 BIRTHPLACE (City)


(State or country)


Jersey City New Jersey


17 NAME OF


FATHER


Charles W Homeyer


6


7 NAME OF


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


East Boston Mass.


New England Baptist Hoapt.


11 1%


CA! !


6 5


MARAG


5


×


Suffolk (County)


1


Boston (City or Town)


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts EDWARD J. CRONIN SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


Boston


(City or town making return)


Registered No.


1709


45


2 FULL NAME


Thomas P Cox


(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)


(a) Residence. No.


(Usual place of abode)


207 Pleasant St


St.


(Was deceased a


U. S. War Veteran,


if so specify WAR)


Winthrop Mass.


(If nonresident, give city or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death


... years


.months.


19ays.


In place of residence


24


.. years


months


days.


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


3 DATE OF


DEATH


(Month)


Feb.19/53


(Day)


(Year)


8 SEX


9 COLOR OR RACE


10 SINGLE


MARRIED


WIDOWED


or DIVORCED


(write the werd)


Harried


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,


That I


attended deceased from


Feb.199


56


10a If married, widowed, or divorcedgilda Cardin


HUSBAND of


(Give maiden name of wife in full)


(or) WIFE of


(Husband's name in full)


DISEASE OR CONDITION


DIRECTLY LEADING


TO DEATH (a)


Arterio sclerotic


heart disease


Yrs


12


74


AGE


Years


Months


Days


If under 24 hours


Hours


Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation :


Manager


14 Industry


or Business:


Restaurant


15 Social Security No.


025-09-7301


16 BIRTHPLACE (City)


(State or country)


Boston Mass.


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


CONDITIONS


Broncho pneumonia


Days


Major findings:


Of operations.


Date of operation.


Was autopsy performed ?.


No


What test confirmed diagnosis?


EKG


No


5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased?


If so, specify.


(Signed)


Jameg Keepan


M. D


(Address) . St. Elizabeth & DogBitte


3-1919.


53


Winthrop Com-Winthrop Mass.


6


Place of Burial or Cremation


(City or Town)


DATE OF BURIAL


Feb. 21/53


19


21


Informant


(Address)


A TRUE COPY


ATTEST:


(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)


DATE FILED


Feb. 24/53


19


.....


(Registrar of City or Town where deceased resided)


PARENTS


18 BIRTHPLACE OF


Haverhill M ss.


FATHER (City)


(State or country)


19 MAIDEN NAME


OF MOTHER


Rose A Kelley


20 BIRTHPLACE OF


MOTHER (City)


(State or country)


Ircland


R Cox


7 NAME OF


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


J F O'Maley


ADDRESS


Winthrop Mass.


Received and filed


MAR 10 1052


19


25M-(B) 11-51-905807


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 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, after the close of the month in which the death occurred. (See Chap. 46, Sec. 12, G. L.)


M R-302 1.


PLACE OF DEATH


No.


St.Elizabeth's Hospt.


j(If death occurred in a hospital or institution,


St. Į give its NAME instead of street and number)


Feb.1 19.


53


to


I last saw h ..


.i.m.alive on


Feb.18


53


19


.. , death is said to


have occurred on the date stated above. at


10;30A.


INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH


11 IF STILLBORN, enter that fact here.


ANTE


Due To


CEDENT (b)


CAUSES


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


Due To


(c)


17 NAME OF


FATHER


Thomas A Cox


1


6


MAR16


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.)


25M-(B)-11-51-905807


C


PLACE OF DEATH


(City or Town)


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts EDWARD J. CRONIN SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


LOSTON


(City or town making return)


Registered No. ...


1787


46


J(If death occurred in a hospital or institution. .x.X.Xtxl give its NAME instead of street and number)


2 FULL NAME.


ROBERT J PROMI SEL


(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)


5 Coral Ave.,


Winthrop, Mass


(If nonresident, give .cy or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death.


........


.years.


.months.


.days. In place of residence ............ years.


months


.days.


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


8 SEX


M


9 COLOR OR RACE


10 SINGLE


MARRIED


WIDOWED


or DIVORCERarried


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY,


1/19


19.


to ..


2/20


ThatWE attended deceased from


19.53


Weast saw h ... 1 mm ... alive on.


2/20


19.53death is said to


have occurred on the date stated above. 9:35a


m.


INTERVAL BE-


TWEEN ONSET


AND DEATH


5wks


?


12


AGE.7.3 ... Years.


.Months


Days


If under 24 hours


.. Hours .....


Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation:


Grocer.


(ret).


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


14 Industry or Business:


15 Social Security No ...


16 BIRTHPLACE (City)


(State or country)


Russia


17 NAME OF


FATHER


Bernard Promisel


18 BIRTHPLACE OF


FATHER (City)


(State or country)


Russia


19 MAIDEN NAME


OF MOTHER


Jennie


20 BIRTHPLACE OF


MOTHER (City)


(State or country)


Russia


A Promisel


7 NAME OF


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


B Solomon


ADDRESS


Brookline, Mass


Received and filed


MAR 1 6 1953


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) ......... Suvama


(Address)


M. D.


Date.


2.20


.. 19 .... 53


6 David Vicur Choulim (Lebanon) ! Rox Place of Burial or Cremation (City or Town)


DATE OF BURIAL.


Feb 22


19.53


21


Informant


(Address)


22


A TRUE COPY


harkes H. Mackie


ATTEST:


............


(Registrar of City or Town where death occurred)


DATE FILED


Feb 25


1953


1-


(a) Residence. No.


(Usual place of abode)


3 DATE OF


DEATH


(Month)


(Day)


1


ht . disease


Due To


(c)


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


G I bleeding


Major findings:


Of operations.


What test confirmed diagnosis ?.


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,


CONDITIONS


duodenal ulcer


February


20


1953


(Year)


(write the word)


10a If married, widowed, or divorced


HUSBAND of.


Rachel Schwartz


(Give maiden name of wife in full)


(or) WIFE of.


(Husband's name in full)


11 IF STILLBORN. enter that fact here.


DISEASE OR CONDITION DIRECTLY LEADING TO DEATH (a) ... cerebral .... hemorrhage .. pulmonary edema


ANTE Due To hyper arteriosclerotic CEDENT (b) CAUSES


Date of operation


Was autopsy performed ?.


yes


X SUFFOLE Q & (County)


A R-302 -


No. Mass .... General Hospital


(Was deceased a


U. S. War Veteran,


if so specify WAR)


T


MARIO


PLACE OF DEATH Y


SUFFOLK (County) Winthrop (City or Town) 1010 Shirley No.


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.


47


Registered No.


J(If death occurred in a hospital or institution. St. | give its NAME instead of street and number)


Gertrude M Franceschi (Fix)


(If deceased is a married, widowed or divorced woman, give also maiden name.)


1010 Shirley


St.


(If nonresident, give city or town and State)


Length of stay: In place of death years.


months.


days. In place of residence 5 years .. months .. .. . days.


MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH


3 DATE OF


DEATH


March


(Month)


1 1953


(Day)


(Year)


4 I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from January 101951 to .. March 1 53


I last saw h


er


March bos, death is said to


INTERVAL BE- TWEEN ONSET AND DEATH


DISEASE OR CONDITION


DIRECTLY LEAD E Ganciona


TO DEATH (a)


right heart


ANTE


Due To


general


CEDENT (b)


CAUSES Carcinomatorio


Due To (c)


Terminal


OTHER


SIGNIFICANT


CONDITIONS


Bronchopreuniuci


Major findings:


Of operations.


Date of operation une


.Was autopsy performed ?. no


What test confirmed di clinical + laboration


5 Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? If so, specify b (Signed) quiliny Date 3/2/193 D 1


(Address) . 5062


(City or Town)


DATE OF BURIAL.


1053


7 NAME OF


FUNERAL DIRECTOR


Manmeg N 1 fully


ADDRESS


Received and filed MAR 4 1953


19


(Registrar)


& SEX


9 COLOR OR RACE


Filete


10 SINGLE MARRIED WIDOWED or DIVORCED


(write the word) muned


10a If married, widowed, or divorced HUSBAND of .. .


ive maiden name of wife in fyns


(or) WIFE of


(Husband's name in fully


11 IF STILLBORN. enter that fact here.


12 AGE Years Months ... ... .Days


If under 24 hours Hours .Minutes


13 Usual


Occupation :


home


(Kind of work done during most of working life)


14 Industry or Business :


15 Social Security No. ... Mone


16 BIRTHPLACE (City) (State or country)


17 NAME OF FATHER Joseph Fix


18 BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER (City) (State or country)


Boston


19 MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Elizabeth Baker


20 BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER (City) (State or country)


Boston


21 Informant (Address) 1916 Skulle de


I HEREBY CERTIFY that a satisfactory standard certificate of death was filed with me BEFORE the burial or transit permit was issued: Walter S. Bakers (Signature of Agent of Board of Health or other) Theatthe office 3.4.53


(Official Designation) (Date of Issue of Permit)


1


C


R-301A 1


JCTIONS OR ERTIFICATE


iving F DEATH t enter han one or each ) and (c)


es not mean dying, such re, asthenia. s the disease. tions which


conditions. g rise to the (a) stating ving cause


ons contrib- eath but not disease or using death.


PARENTS


100M.(D)-10-48-24858


1


>2 FULL NAME 7


(a) Residence. No. (Usual place of abode)


PHYSICIAN - IMPORTANT


(Was deceased a U. S. War Veteran, if so specify WAR)


PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS


have occurred on the date stated above. at 6AM


3 gra


130


Mar 4


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 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.


the deceased, furnish for registration a standard certificate of death, stating to the. " of bhly such persons as are supposed to have died by violence. If a medical


A physician or officer furnishing a certificate of death as required by the; 1 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. army, navy or marine corps of the United States in any war in which it has been " ,or the funeral is to be held, or from a person appointed to have the care of the engaged. insert in the certificate a recital to that effect, specifying the warand shall also certify in such certificate both the primary and the secondary or imme- Chap 114, Sec.46, G. L., (Tercentenary Edition). 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 RULES OF PRACTICE of said chapter one hundred and fourteen, the word "war" shall include the Chmal 6 be fulfillment of the purpose of these laws calls for the observance of the follow- relief expedition and the Philippine insurrection, which shall, for said purposes, be deemed to have taken place between February fourteenth. eighteen hundred and / lang rules of practice:


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 Boar 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 shallexhume 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 make examination upon the view of the dead bodies 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 and take charge of the same; General Laws, Chap. 38, Sec.6.


,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 cemetery or burial ground in which the interment is made.


1.(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.


1.(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.


(3) Medical Examiners will investigate and certify to all deaths supposably due to injury. These include not only deaths caused directly or indirectly by traumatism (including resulting septicemia), and by the action of chemical (drugs or poisons) thermal, or electrical agents, and deaths 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 .- Physicians: see explanatory instructions on face side of standard certificate of death.


Statement of Occupation .- Precise statement of occupation is very import- ant, 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 occupa- tion had been given up or changed, or if the deceased had retired from business, report the kind of work done during most of working life even if retired. Children not gainfully employed may be returned as at school or at home. For a woman whose only occupation was that of home 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 had no occupation whatever write none.




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