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Memo from G de Deney to discussing whether further legislative amendments to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Regulations 1968 were required.

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A joint report of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists identified the need for training at medical schools on filling out death certificates.

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The BMA wrote to the Registrar General that the view of the medical profession was that amendments to the death certificate were "desirable" as the death certificate as it then was often yielded incorrect information with consequences for public health.

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In a letter from A Thatcher to B Brideaux, the Registrar General noted that "the main proposals...about the medical certification of the cause of death have yet to be brought into effect."

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The Functions of Coroners report noted that there were some 159 coronial districts.

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A meeting between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Office of Population Censuses acknowledged that "nothing had happened by way of implementation with regard to registration of deaths" since the Brodrick report."

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A letter from Dr Charles Hay to Graham Barker described the increasing number of deaths from liver disease, cirrhosis, and the difficulties in obtaining post mortem examinations in HIV seropositive patients.

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Dr Peter Jones gave evidence at an inquest describing that it was likely to reduce the need for inquests to be held in AIDS-related deaths in future.

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The Counsel Presentation on the Registration of Death and the Coronial System detailed the different approaches of a selection of regions on how to approach the Inquests concerning infected blood and blood products.

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G Harrison of the Home Office wrote to Dr Susan Lader of the Department of Health, thanking her for attending the Coroners' Working Party meeting and discussing AIDS related deaths. It was stated that Dr Lader offered to pursue this with the Royal College of Pathologists.

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A Coroners' Working Party meeting was held. The minutes of the meeting recorded that Dr Burton from the Coroners' Society considered that post-mortem examinations should not normally be carried out on AIDS victims.

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A Coroners' Working Party meeting was held. The minutes of the meeting recorded the agreement "that haemophiliacs were a sensitive category" and concern that "the children of the deceased would be particularly affected."

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A Coroners' Working Party memorandum noted that the General Register Office were "not prepared to adopt a confidential box procedure" but may consider "issuing Registrars with guidance on how to deal with cases of haemophiliacs with AIDS and the Working Party will wish to consider whether this should be pursued."

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The Home Office sought the General Register Office's views on whether a new confidential box should be added to death certificates to allow doctors to tick whether a death was related to AIDS.

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The Home Office suggested to David Watters that a confidential box allowing doctors to tick whether a death was related to AIDS would provide a compromise between family privacy and investigation.

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The deputy medical referee at the City of Wakefield told the Home Office that "Our Health and Local Authorities are drawing up policies for AIDS, which will cover, inter alia, advice on disposal of the dead and would discourage post mortems except at a Coroner's request."

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In an EAGA meeting, Sir Donald Acheson reported that enquiries had been made about the legality of a 'Box B'. The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys responded that "Box B" was designed to be used when results were due to come through later and give more information about the cause of death.

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In a letter to Dr Rizza, Nicholas Gardiner took the view that he was required to undertake an inquest in all cases of deaths from infected blood because they were "unnatural" deaths.

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Caroline Flint wrote to Arthur Hooper to confirm that a vCJD expert group had been set up, as it was it important that patients be given choice when they have been informed they are at risk.

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Cardiologist Mark Petrie noted in an internal email during the Penrose Inquiry that very little guidance was given to Doctors on how to fill in death certificates.

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