World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, No. 71.2: Study Group on the Classification of Diseases

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Title:	World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, No. 71.2: Study Group on the Classification of Diseases
Author:	World Health Organization
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Excerpt
A WHO Study Group on the Classification of Diaeaaes met in Geneva from 1 to 5 November 1971. Dr W. P. D. Logan, Director of the Division of Health Statistics, opened the mooting on behalf of the Director-General and welcomed the participants. He reminded them that since lha previous Study Group mot in 1969, the Ninth Revision of the International Classification or Direases (ICD) had boon under discussion at two meetings of the heads of WHO centres for (:1RSSj,Ii,CatioOnf diseases, held in October I970 in Moscow, and in June 1971 in London. 'I'here had also boen several meetings of groups of countries on a common language basis, which had put forward joint proposals. . The present meeting would continue the consideration of Lho Ninth novision.

Table of Contents
Structure of the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases . . 4 1.1 LabelCodesq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 Dohble-Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.3 Classification of external causes - E Code'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.4 Numbering system of the classification , . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 5 1.5 Multiple sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Progress on the Ninth Revision - proposals for main chapters of the International Classification of Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1 Chapter I: Infective and parasitic diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 Chapter 11: Neoplasms . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Chapter 111: Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases . , . . . . . . . 6 2.4 Chapter IV: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs . . . . . . . . . G ! 2.5 Chapter V: Mental disorders . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 6 2.6 Chapter VI: Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs . . . . . . . . . 6 2.7 Chapter VII: Diseases of the circulatory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.8 Chapter VXTI: Diseases of the respiratory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ! 2.9 Chapter IX: Diseases of the digestive system + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.10 Chapter X: Diseases of the genito-urinary system . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 7 2.11 Chapters XI. and XV: Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium - ~ertaii causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality . . . . . . . 7 2.12 Chapter XXT: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue . . . . . . . + . ~ 7 1 2.13 Chapter XIII: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue . 7 ! I 2.14 Chapter XIV: Congenital anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 i + 2.15 Chapter XVI: Symptoms and ill-defined conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 I - 2.16 Chapter XVII: Accidents, poisonings, and violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8