Indeed. My mother's death certificate records the cause of death as a heart attack. What no one will ever realise from that simple cause is that she was crippled with arthritis for many years and was taking massive doses of steroids long term.
My friend's father's death was recorded in the wrong first name by a care worker. The fuss entailed in trying to change that first name meant that it has been left as it is, so anyone ever looking for his death won't find it except by sheer luck - surname Smith.
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