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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	Jacky	Report	5 Jul 2007 09:46
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	I have just received a copy of my great grandfathers death certificate from 1931 and after the cause of death are the letters PM. Does this mean that a post mortem was carried out and, if so, how do I find out the results ? Thanks
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 240 Send Message	Belle Ringer	Report	5 Jul 2007 11:25
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 240 Send Message	Hi Jacky, Here's an extract from Clara Dixon's excellent website which describes entries on BMD certificates in detail: ======= If there is no doctor at all qualified to sign or the cause of death is not certain or the circumstances are open to debate then the coroner may insist on a post-mortem (and the relatives will not be able to object to this). If the post- mortem gives a clear cause of death and the circumstances are not suspicious then the death will be registered on a coroners post-mortem and the certifiying person will be given as the coroner or it may just say 'post-mortem' or 'PM'. ======= The website address is http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm I'm not sure if you can find anything about PMs other than what appears on the certificate. Chris