Section 451 in The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888
451. Preparation of register books of deaths and of mortality returns, etc.
(1)The information concerning deaths received by every officer appointed under section 448 shall be entered by him in a register sheet, which shall contain the particulars specified in Schedule 0, and shall be forwarded, at such intervals as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, through the registrar of the district to the municipal office.(2)From the said register sheets and from the certificates furnished to him under section 450, the Commissioner shall cause the register books of deaths to be prepared and shall have prepared and published such tabular returns and statements as shall appear to him to be useful for sanitary or other purposes.
