§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if he will furnish a Return giving the following particulars for England and Wales for each year during the past 30 years, namely: total deaths from all causes; deaths certified by registered medical practitioners; inquest cases; uncertified deaths reported to coroners; and uncertified deaths not reported to coroners?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following is the best information available in reply to the question:
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Year. Total. On Medical Certificate. On Coroner's Certificate (Inquest Cases). Uncertified. Reported to Coroner. Not reported to Coroner. 1896 … … 526,727 482,109 32,990 11,628 1897 … … 541,487 496,515 33,869 11,103 1898 … … 552,141 507,541 34,159 7,940 2,501 1899 … … 581,799 534,446 36,608 8,435 2,310 1900 … … 587,830 539,712 36,861 9,223 2,034 1901 … … 551,585 504,818 36,781 8,285 1,701 1902 … … 535,538 490,091 35,793 8,251 1,403 1903 … … 514,628 470,346 35,561 7,574 1,147 1904 … … 549,784 505,004 35,898 7,788 1,094 1905 … … 520,031 475,918 35,667 7,445 1,001 1906 … … 531,281 486,892 36,275 7,223 891 1907 … … 524,221 480,151 36,474 6,759 837 1908 … … 520,456 476,359 36,620 6,737 740 1909 … … 518,003 474,546 36,436 6,331 690 1910 … … 483,247 441,480 35,109 6,041 617 1911 … … 527,864* 483,998 37,200 6,666 1912 … … 486,967* 443,966 36,668 6,333 1913 … … 505,026* 462,447 36,419 6,160 1914 … … 516,778* 472,804 37,695 6,279 1915 … … 562,253 515,441 39,128 7,684 — 1916 … … 508,227* 463,939 36,760 7,528 — 1917 … … 498,955* 456,699 34,704 7,552 — 1918 … … 611,991* 570,735 33,012 8,244 — 1919 … … 504,254 466,068 31,488 6,698 — 1920 … … 466,130 429,456 31,011 5,663 — 1921 … … 458,710* 424,166 29,304 5,240 — 1922 … … 486,829* 450,996 30,346 5,487 — 1923 … … 444,869* 409,094 30,776 4,999 — 1924 … … 473,270* 437,112 31,108 5,050 — 1925 … … 473,006* 435,494 32,701 4,811 — * NOTE.—The required analysis is only obtainable in these years from the provisional Quarterly Returns, and the total shown in the first column may, therefore, differ slightly from the figure published after correction.