Deaths

When someone dies, the doctor who was treating the deceased will issue a medical certificate of cause of death to the relatives.  The person who will be registering the death must take this certificate to the local Registrar's Office.  Occasionally, if the death was sudden or the doctor treating the deceased is unavailable, it may not be possible for a medical certificate of cause of death to be issued.  If this happens, the death will have to be reported to the coroner which may lead to a delay in registering the death.  The local Register Office is at:

36 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1JQ
Telephone 01923 231302

Opening Hours (by appointment only) are:

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 10am

Hertfordshire County Council provides further information about registering a death