I learned some time ago from a post on Family History that physicians sometimes added a numerical code on death certificates to indicate the cause of death. This could be helpful in cases where the cause of death is unreadable or where a colloquial term has been used. However, I hadn't really seen such a code on a Canadian death certificate until recently. Here's a link to to a Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics record for Jane Ripley, who was born prematurely and unfortunately died soon after. (To view the record, you'll have to scroll through their usage policy and click the agree button.). The code used here is the circled number 159. To look up this code I accessed this code list and used the list last updated in 1938. In this case, the written cause of death was very clear but in other cases the code may be helpful. Rest in peace little Jane.
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AuthorHi there! My name is Mallory Burton and I started researching the Ripley family in 2011. I'd describe myself as a careful amateur who's more interested in story than names and dates. I hope you enjoy my website and blog. I also have a public Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry with over 4,000 names. To contact me, please comment on any one of my blog posts. Archives
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