HC Deb 19 March 1912 vol 35 cc1847-8W
Mr. GEORGE GREENWOOD

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of deaths of which the causes were not certified in England and Wales in each of the five years 1907 to 1911, inclusive?

Mr. BURNS

The number of deaths from uncertified causes are as follows:—

1907 7,596
1908 7,477
1909 7,021
1910 6,658
1911(Provisional) 6,666

The term "uncertified cause" here signifies a cause of death not certified either by a registered medical practitioner or by a coroner after inquest.