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I'm looking at the New York, Death Index for 1852-1956 regarding the death of a Catherine F McMillan.
It says that her place of death is K15687 and her cause of death is 974.
Does anyone know where to find an explanation of these codes or better yet know what these codes mean ???
Mary Ann
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You can find the cause of death codes here:
http://www.wolfbane.com/icd/index.html
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I'm not sure if the codes for location are the same, but this has them for 1957 on - https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/NYS-Gazetteer-Interactive-Search/xj6h-78ev
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Thank you both. I'll take a look ;D
Mary Ann
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Husband Wallace works for Oil Company
1940 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQP9-R3D
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
Saturday, August 09, 1952 - Page 5
obit: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28031378/catherine_f_mcmillandeath/
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I think the newspaper has age off by 10 yrs (typo?)
Daily News
New York, New York
Friday, August 08, 1952 - Page 186
Hangs Self in YWCA
Mrs. Catherine McMillan, 33, hanged herself with a dress belt in a clothes closet at the Harriet Judson YWCA Branch, Nevins and Schermerhorn Sts, Brooklyn, yesterday. Police notified her husband Wallace, an oil company employee, at their home, 211 Eastland Ave., Pelham
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She's on the New York City death index, and the certificate number was 15687. The borough listed before the certificate number was K (Kings County, aka Brooklyn), so I think that accounts for the K15687 in the New York State death index. Perhaps, because she lived outside of New York City, the death certificate was listed on both indexes.
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Daily News
New York, New York
Friday, August 08, 1952 - Page 186
Hangs Self in YWCA
Mrs. Catherine McMillan, 33, hanged herself with a dress belt in a clothes closet at the Harriet Judson YWCA Branch, Nevins and Schermerhorn Sts, Brooklyn, yesterday. Police notified her husband Wallace, an oil company employee, at their home, 211 Eastland Ave., Pelham
I found this death code match:
E974 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by hanging and strangulation
Catherine was born in 1906 so her age is bit off.
Thank you for the info Rj137 and shellyesq.
Mary Ann