THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 24, 1934.
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information concerning the birth, to the effect that no medical practitioner was present at the birth, or that his certificate cannot be obtained, or that the child was not born alive; or
(3) an order of a magistrate.
coffin con-
19. When there is in the coffin in which any deceased Notice where person is brought for burial the body of any other deceased tains more person or the body of a still-born child, the undertaker or other than one
hody. person who has charge of the funeral shall deliver to the officer 37 & 38 Vict. in charge of the police station for the district where the death c. 88, s. 19. occurred or where such body was found a notice in writing, signed by such undertaker or other person, stating to the
best of his knowledge and belief, with respect to each body, Second particulars according to forms Nos. 16, 17 and 18 in the Second Schedule.
Schedule.
Forms Nos. 16, 17 and 18.
20. With respect to certificates of the cause of death, the following provisions shall have effect:-
Provisions as to certificates
of cause of death.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 88, s. 20,
(1) the Registrar General shall, on the application in writing of a registered medical practitioner, furnish him with a book of printed forms of certificates of death, according to Second Form No. 19 in the Second Schedule.
(2) in case of the death of any person who has been attended during his last illness by a registered medical practi. tioner, that practitioner shall forthwith sign and give to some person required by this Ordinance to give information concerning the death a certificate, in the form prescribed by this section, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief. the cause of death, and including a statement as to whether any, and if so what, anaesthetic was administered during the said illness and, if so, how long before death it was administered, and such person shall, on giving information concerning the death. deliver that certificate to a registrar: and the cause of death as stated in that certificate shall be entered in the register;
(3) where an inquiry is held on the body of any deceased person, or where a magistrate has issued a burial order, a medical certificate of the cause of death need not be given;
(4) for the purpose of securing uniformity in the death returns, the cause of death certified by a registered medical practitioner, or by any medical officer in any branch of His Majesty's service, or by any magistrate shall, so far as possible, be described in strict accordance with the nomen- clature of diseases of the Royal College of Physicians of London. If in any certificate the cause of death is not so described, it shall be lawful for a registrar to refuse to register the cause of death as thus certified, and to proceed in the manner provided by section 21 for cases in which that officer suspects that the reported cause of death is not the
true cause.
Schedule.
Form No. 19.