The death certificate is the county's way of keeping public records.
Usually a coroner or M.D. signs the "reason for death" and other details
concerning parentage, age at death, interrment arrangements, etc. The
burial certificate is the county's permit to escavate the land. The death
certificate, first copy is no charge usually, and there is a fee attached to
the burial permit. Chances are no autopsy would be done on a child of this
age since childhood illnesses were so devastating. The infant mortality
rates were still high in the 1920's.
Becky Brown Prince.
-----Original Message-----
From: norma runyon [mailto:nrunyon@bps.cc]
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 11:23 AM
To: INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INDELAWA-L] certificate
Is there a difference between a death and burial certificate? In the
twenties,would they have done an autopsy, on say a two or three year old
child?
Thanks,
Norma
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