P was substituted for the original by Mah. 39 of 1961, s. 14.

These words were substituted for the words “THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, BOMBAY” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 459 Morbid conditions, if any, giving rise (due to/or as a consequence of). to the above cause, stating the under- (c) ........................................................... lying condition last. II. Other significant conditions contribu- ........................................................... ting to the death, but not related to ............................................................... the disease or condition causing it ................................................................. Signature ................................................................................................................. Medical Designation or Diploma ...................................................................... Address .................................................................................................................... *Vide note below : N.B.— (i) The protection of the confidential nature of the medical information contained herein is ensured as far as possible. † This does not mean the mode of dying e.g., heart failure, Asthenia, etc. It means, the diseases or complication which caused death. (ii) The Medical Practitioners are requested to study carefully the note printed on inside of the cover. (iii) Earnest co-operation of Registered Medical Practitioners in the matter will be highly appreciated by all concerned. (iv) The certificate, on being filled in carefully and signed, should be forwarded without delay to the Executive Health Officer, 1[Mumbai Municipality]. (v) Additional forms of certificates will be supplied free of charge to Registered Medical Practitioners on request to the Executive Health Officer. (To be printed on the inside of the covers of the Books of Forms of Medical Certificate of Death) DEATH CERTIFICATION The regulations of the World Health Organisation of the United Nations are adopted from st April 1960. These regulations include the recommendations of the 6 th Decennial International Revision Conference with regard to certification of cause of death, which are designed to secure universal uniformity as to stating the “UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH.”. The relevant extracts from these recommendations are given below :— (1) A cause of death is the morbid condition or disease process, abnormality * leading directly or indirectly to death. Symptoms or modes of dying. such as heart failure, asthenia etc., are not considered to be causes of death for statistical purposes. (2) The underlying cause of death may be defined as— (a) the disease* *which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or (b) * * * * (3) The (recommended) medical certificate of death is designed to elicit the information which will facilitate the selection of the UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH when two or more causes are jointly recorded. (4) No entry is necessary in lines *(b) and (c) of the certificate if the diseases or conditions directly leading to death stated in line (a) described completely the train of events. These words were substituted for the words “Bombay Municipality” by Mah. 25 of 1996 s. 2, Schedule. 460 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III (5) In Part II are to be entered any other significant conditions which unfavourably influenced the course of the morbid process, and thus contributed to the fatal outcome but which are not related to the diseases or conditions directly causing death. Public Health Department, Executive Health Officer.] Registration Branch. __________________