William Farr Professions : Medical Doctor Born : November 30, 1807 Died : April 14, 1883 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by William Farr The death rate is a fact; anything beyond this is an inference. William Farr inference rate facts The advantages of a uniform statistical nomenclature, however im- perfect, are so obvious, that it is surprising no attention has been paid to its enforcement in bills of mortality. Each disease has in many instances been denoted by three or four terms, and each term has been applied to as many different diseases ; vague, inconvenient names have been employed, or complications have been registered, instead of primary diseases. The nomenclature is of as much importance in this depart- ment of inquiry as weights and measures in the physical sciences, and should be settled without delay. William Farr names perfect attention Similar Authors Aulus Cornelius Celsus medical-doctor Andrew Weil medical-doctor David de Kretser medical-doctor Hubertus Strughold medical-doctor Harvey V. Fineberg medical-doctor Hans Asperger medical-doctor All Authors
