HC Deb 14 March 1923 vol 161 c1555
61. Mr. SNELL

asked the Minister of Health if he can give, for each of the five years 1918 to 1922, the number of deaths registered on a certificate of a registered medical practitioner, the number registered on a coroner's certificate after inquest, and the number of uncertified deaths on which no inquest was held?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

I will circulate, with permission, in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table giving the information required.

Following is the table promised:

DEATUS REGISTERED.
— On Medical Certificate. On Coroner's Certificate. Uncertified. Total.
1918 570,735 33,012 8,244 611,991
1919 466,068 31,488 6,698 504,254
1920 429,456 31,011 5,663 458,710
1921 424,166 29,304 5,240 458,710
1922 450,996 30,346 5,487 486,829