Excerpt from International Classification of Causes of Sickness and Death: Revises by the International Commission at the Session of Paris, July 1 to 3, 1909, for Use Beginning January 1, 1910, and Until December 31, 1919Sir: This pamphlet consists mainly of a translation of the official French edition of the Second Decennial Revision of the International Classification of Diseases and Causes of Death as adopted by the International Commission at Paris, July 1 to 3, 1909, for use during the decade beginning January 1, 1910. It is intended for the temporary use of American registration officials until a new edition of the Manual of the International Classification shall be available, and has been prepared under the direction of Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief statistician for vital statistics of the Bureau of the Census.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.