Does anyone know how to read a death record from the 1940's? Ex. Cause of death 934 what does that mean?

Question

Im trying to find out the cause of death of a relative that died, but I dont understand the coding. One of them was 934 and 462. Does anyone know of any websites that may help me with this?

Answer 1

What state? Some states use different coding systems. I need to know the state to try to attempt to answer.

Answer 2

The International Classification of Disease (or ICD) 9-codes are  462, PHARYNGITIS (another name for Strep Throat, according to www.webmd.com)

Could not find the number 934 anywhere, but  493 Asthma was the closest I could find. The ICD-9 codes only go to 799 before they start with a letter (like E800, which is a railroad accident).

Both of these were among leading causes of death in the 1940's and before because  antibiotics like penicillin had not been discovered as yet.