Fœtûs

"The immediate consequence was an order from the Secretary of State, that in future no fœtus should be received at a school without sending to the inspector a certificate of its birth, and its death before or directly after birth, signed by the medical attendant, or some other person present at the time, and by the teacher receiving the body. The result has been, indeed, that the number of fœtûs brought to the schools has been greatly diminished, the parents not liking such facts to be generally known; […]"