Excerpt from Relation of Physicians to Mortality Statistics: The International Classification of Causes of Death as Adopted by the United States Census Office and Approved by the American Public Health AssociationThe list of titles is given below, and, where necessary, explana tory notes are given, which Show the essential distinctions to be made. Some of the titles - indicated by the asterisk -are themselves indefinite, and it Is very desirable that causes of death be so. Stated as to permit their classification under some more specific title.If physicians will carefully examine the list of titles and observe the explanations appended, avast improvement can be made in the statistics.Following the detailed list and explanation of the titles is a list of indefinite and unsatisfactory terms very frequently used by physicians, with similar explanatory notes. The terms in this list can not be properly classified as given, and should never be used without further explanation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.