demographic yearbook annuaire demographique 1951

equal to the development of the International List itself
for the achievement of international comparability in causeof-death
statistics.
The recommendations of the Conference were adopted
by the World Health Organization, and the approved procedures
are described in the Manual of the International
Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death.
The certificate form, reproduced below, is designed to elicit
the underlying cause of death by recording in logical fashion
the important diseases and conditions that preceded death.
International form of medical certificate of cause of death: 1 Approximate
CAUSE OF DEATH
interval between
onset and death
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Disease or condition directly
leading to death * (a) ........................... ............... .
due to (or as a consequence of)
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Morbid conditions, if any, giving
rise to the above cause, stating the
underlying condition last
I(b) ........................... ............... .
due to (or as a consequence of)
(c) ........................... ............... .
II
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