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Reg istration of Births and Doolhs.

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162.

1973 CHAPTER 162.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

l;i,st of Subsidiary Legislation.

1.

Registration Districts of Births 2.The Registration and Divisions.

and Deaths Regulations.

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS.

Under section 13(1) the Governor districts Colony into the registration of the schedule the registration column of the said schedule, and divisions districts column.
hereto and has subdivided divisions set out opposite has divided the in Council Notice No.

1,134 in set out in the first column the Gazette each district into of 13th June, 1953. to it in the second being as set out in the said second the extent of the respective SCHEDULE DJSTBJCTS EXTENT OF DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS The Skeldon Regis­ (Boundaries of Registration of Births tration and Deaths Dis­ trict.
the SKELDON Registration that portion of the Colony contained boundaries- within the following and Limits of the Divisiona District thereof).

of Births a.nd Deaths Di.strict includes From, but exclusive of the Corentyne divided into the following Divisions- of No.

36 or Neville River as far as the Settlements upwards on the left bank extend, sub­ No.

l Division-From the southern boundary of Pln.

Skeldon upwards on the left bank of the Corentyne the Settlements extend.

River as far as No.
River as far as No.

2 Division-Includes Pln.

Skeldon and No.

79.

No.

3 Division-From, but exclusive of No.

78 or Eliza a.nd Mary.

and inclusive of No.

69 or Friendship to No.

4 Division-From, but exclusive of No.

57 to and inclusive of No.

69 or Friendship.

No.

5 Division-From, but exclusive of No.

45 to and inclusive of No.

57.

No.

6 Division-From, but exclusive of Neville to and inclusive of No.

45.

B.G.-Vot.

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162.J Re,g istration of Bfrths and Deaths.


SCHEDULE-continued.

DISTRICTS I EXTENT OF DISTRICTS AND DIVlBIONS l Includes The Po� -1\fourant Registration B i r t h s a n d From and inclusive Deaths DiMtrict.

of boundaries- that portion The Lower Canje The Lower Canje Registration Regi.stra.tion of B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

�f the Colony contained within the following of No.

36 or Ne�i.lle, to the northern bank of sub- of Kintyre, the East Coast, Berbice divided No.
l Division-From, into the following Canal, and inclusive Divillions- and inclusive of No.

36 or Neville, to, but exclu.sfre of No.

14 or Johns.

No.

2 Division-From, and inclusive of No.

10 or Port :Mourant.

inclusive of No.

14 or Johns, to and the Village No.

3 Division-Includes No.

4 Division-From, but exclush·e of No.

3 or Fyrish.

No.

6 Divhtlon-From and inclusive exclusive inclusive of No.

27 or Hammersmith.

of Ro.a Hall.

of No.

3 or Fyrish, to and of Roso Hall, to, but No.


6 Division-From, but exclusive of No.

27 or Hammersmith, side of the Ee.st on the northern to and inclusive Canal.
Coast Berbice of Kintyre, on both banks of the Canje River, of Births and Dee.tbs District extending to, but exclusive of Wyburg, the estates includes on the left bank from and inclusive of, Smythfield, inclusive Harmony, East Coast, Berbice Divisionl!- of the Ordnance and including and extending on the right bank from and of Fort Lands, to and inclusive lots 2 to 40 on the southern side of the Canal, subdivided into the following bound&ries:-On the in tho following on the West by the Canal; on the South by the Canje River on the East No.
I Divi.t!ion-Included North by the East Coai!

't Berbice Berbice River; up to but exclusive No.

2 Division-The of Caneficld to and inclusive Nos.

6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 on the South side of Prospect right bank of the Canje River from and or Lot 6 and Canefioh.l.

of Reliance and also inclu•ive including of the East Coast Berbioe No.

3 Division-From Canal.

but exclusive to and inclusive of Reliance of Harmony and including 38 and 40, on the South side of the East Coast Berbice Nos.
22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, Canal.

No.

4 Division-From, but exclusive bank of the Canje River, to and inclusive of Smythfield, on the Jeft of Wyburg or No.

11.

The Upper Canje Includes that portion of the Colony contained within tho following Registration B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

of boundari- From, but exclusive of Wyburg on the left bank and Harmony on and as far Bl!

the the right bank of the Canjo River upwards Settlements extend- �o.
l Division-From, but exclusive of Wyburg on the left bank and Harmony on the right bank of the Canje River, as far as the Settlements extend.

upwards The New Amster­ dam Registration of Births and Deaths District.

Includes The Mental Hospital, portion Smythfield, the following of the Colony- the Winkle Village Divisiolll!- No.

1 Division-Includes and (.

'rah Island, the Town of New Amsterdam, subdivided into the following the Mental Hospital, Smythfield and Crab Island.

No.
No.

2 Division-Includes No 3 Division-Includes the Public Winkle Village and Prison.

and the Town of New Hospital Amsterdam, but exclusive of the Public Hospital and Prison.

of Births Registration and Deaths.

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1975 SoREDULE---continued.

DISTRICTS EXTENT OF DISTRIOTR A.ND DrVlSIONS The High bury Reg­ i s t r a t i o n o f B i r t h s a n d Dea.tbs District.
Includes boundaries-- that portion of the Colony contained within the following From, but exclusive of New Amsterdam, to and inclusive Anker on the right bank, and from but exclusive heid, to and inclusive Berbice River, subdivided No.

1 Division-From, on the left bank of the Divisions-- of New Amsterdam into tbe following of Berenstein but exclusive to and of Plegt of Sta.ndva.stig­ inclusive of Everton.

No.
No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of Everton to and inclusive Plegt Anker on the right bank of the Borbico of Friencls, River, and from but exclusive of Borenstein inclusive on the left bank of the Berbice of Stanvastigheid, to and River.

Thi> Mara and Includes th.at portion of the Colony contained within tho following Upper Berbice River Registra­ tion of Births a n d D e a t h s District.
bouodades- On both banks of the River-From, but exclusive of Plegt Anker on the right bank, and Berenstein as far as the settlements extend, subdivided Divisions- No.

1 Division-From, of Brandweght of Berenstein of Plegt Anker, to and on the right bank, and from, but of Room on the left to and inclusive but exclusive on the left bank, upwards into the following inclusive exclusive bank of the River.

on the right of Braodweght to, but exclusive No.


2 Division-From but exclusive bank, and Hoorn on tho left bank of the river upwards on both banks the left bank, and No.

3 Division-From the right bank.

Kimbia River on of the Manacaboory and inclusive on the left, and K.imbia River on the right bank to, but of Hoorn on the left exclusive bank.

of the Manacaboory to and inclusive of Berenstein No.

4 Division-From and inclusive on the left bank, upwards of Maria Henrietta.
on the as far as the right and Landskroom Settlements extend.

River River on The Cotton Tree Includes that portion of the Colony contained within the following Registration of B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

boundaries- From and exclusive of Standvastigheid to and inclusive of Brahn, subdivided No.

1 Division-From into the following Divisions-- inclusive of Zorg-en-Hoop.

and inclusive of Standvastigheid to and No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of Zorg-en-Hoop to and inclusive of D'Edward.

No.
No.

3 Division-From, but exclusive of D'Edwe.rd to and inclusive of No.

12.

No.

4 Division-From, of Onderneeming.

but exclusive of No.

12 to and inclusive No.

5 Division-From, but exclusive of Onderneeming to and inclusive of Lovely La.as.

No.

6 Division-From, of Brahn.

inclusive but exclusive of Lovely Lass to and T h e Maha.icony Registi:ation B i r t h s a n d Dea.tbs District.
of boundaries-- Includes th.at portion of the Colony contained within the following From, but exclusive of Brahn to and inclusive of Rebecca's Lust, and up the Abary and Mahaicony extend, subdivided No.

1 Division-From, into the following but exclusive divisions- of Brahn to and inclusive Rivers as far as the Settlements No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of Hope, to and inclusive of Hope.

of the Abary River.

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Registration of Births and De,aths.

SCHEDULE-continued.
SCHEDULE-continued.

DISTRICTS EXTENT OE DISTRICTS AND DIYISIO.NS T h e Maha i c o n y District-conl!I.

No.

3 Division-From, of the Mahaicony No.

4 Division-From, exclusive River.

and inclusive but excluairn of the Abary River, to but of the llfohafoony River.

to and inclusive of Sarah.

No.

5 Division-From, but exclusive of Sarah, to and inclusive of Rebecca's Lust.

Regis­ of Births Tho l\Iahaica tration and Dea.tbs Dis­ trict.
Includes that portion of the Colony contained within the following boundaric,i- From, but excluBivc of Rebecca's of Non­ Lust, to antl inclusive Pareil and tho•c portions on the south of the railway River, subdh-ide1l No.

I Dh'i•ion-From, into the following but exclu•iYe of Coldcngcn and Htmthspt•y Hituate line, and inclusive of tho )Ju huica dh-i•ion,._ of RebC'cea'R Lu><t, to and inclusive of Belvedere.

No.

:!
No.

:!

Di,·ision-Includes both banks of thl' )fnhaiea River from Woodlands upwards avon on the kft bank.

on the right, ancl HerslC'lling on the left bank, of DeHoop on the right and Rtratb­ to and inclush·e No.

3 Di"ision-From, bank, and 8tralhavon as far as the Settlements No.

4 Division-From, and inclusive IIall, of l\Iosquito extend.

but exclusive of DoHoop on the right on the left bank, both bankil upward,1 but exclUBivo of tho Leprosy of Herslcllin�.

to and inclusfre Hospital.

the Leprosy No.


5 Di,;Rion-ln<'ludca but excluRive No.

6 Division-From, HoApital.

of MoRquito Hall, to and inclush'e of Ann's Gro,·e and Two FricncLs.

No.

7 Division-From, to and inclusive but exclusive of Nooten Zuil.

Friends, of Ann's Gro,·o and Two No.

8 Divfaion-Includes Belfield and Victoria, and Craig 1,ftlne Cove and John Estates.

No.

9 Divi.sion-Jnclucle.s No.

10 Division-Includes Nabn.clis, Enmoro, Hope, Foulis, PnrndiRe and Golden Grove and Hnslington.
Bachelor's Adventure.

No.

11 Dh-iRion-lncludes Pareil, and those portions on the south of the railway Elizabeth of Coldengon line.

llnll, Enterprise, and Stratbspey situate Non­ Tho Plaisance Reg-Includ011 that portion of the Colony contained within tho following i s t r a. t i o n o f boundaries- B i rt h s a n d From and inclusive Deaths District.
I engen and Strathspey of Bladen Hall and those portions of Cold­ on the north of the railway Rituate line, to the public road between Kitty and Thomas, and along that road and its continuation subdh'ided Lo Rcpentir, Plantation No.

I Dh-ision-lncludos and Bu • ..:lon, and the portion.� on the north of the Railway situate No.
2 Division-Includes into the following Bladen Hall, \"igilance, Divisiollll-­ Friendship and Strathspey up to, but exclusive Reconnaissance, of Coldengen southwards Annandale, Lusignan, line.

of Nog Eens, Two Friends, Repos.

Good Hope, De Endragt and Mon No.

3 Division-Ino No.

4 Division-From, ludes Triumph and Betervcrwagting.

but exclusive of Bctorverwagting to and inclusive of Le Re"'JOU\'Crur.

No.

6 Division-From but exclusive of Lo Ressouvenir to and inclusiye of Better Hope.

No.
No.

6 DiviRion-InclU<les the Yillages of Plai!lllllce and Sparen­ daam.

No.

7 Dhcision-Includes GoedverwngLing, Ogle, Industry, Cummings Lodge and Turkeyen.

Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

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1977 ScHEDULE-continued.

DISTRICTS EXTENT OF DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS T h e P l a i sa n ce No.

8 Division-From, but exclusive of Turkeyen to the Public District-cQnU.

Road between exclusive of the Botanical Gardens.

Kitty and Thomas and along that road to, but No.


9 Division-Includes the Botanical Gardens, D'Urban Park and Lodge Village.

The Georgetown Registration B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

Includes The City of Georgetown, Divisions- sub-divided into following Ward l or Kingston No.

1 Division-Includes the following of the Colony- portion of and Plantations Thomas and Le Repentir and all lands bounded as follows- On the North by the Atlantic Ocean.

On the South by, and inclusive side of La.maha Street.
of the trench on tho northern On the Ea.st by the Public Road between Plantations Kitty and Tlloma.s.

On the West by the Demerara.

No.

2 Division-Includes River.

\Vards 2 and 3, or Cummingsburg, and all lands bounded as follows (but exclusive Hospital)- On tho North by, but exclusive of the trench on the northern of the Public side of Lamaha Street.

On the South by, but exclusive and that of New Nortll Road as far as Cummings Street.
of North Street, portion On the East by, but exclusive of the western side of Cummings Street.

On tho West by the Demerara No.

3 Division-Includes River.

Ward 9 or Alberttown and Queenstown and all lands bounded as follows- On the North by, but exclusive of the trench on the northern side of Lama.ha Street.

On tho South by, but exclusive On the East by the Public Road in continuation of New North Road.

of Vlissengen Avenue.

On the West, by and inclusive of the Western side of Cummings Street.

No.
No.

4 Division-Includes Wards 4, or Robbstown, and Lacytown and 5 or Sta.brook, Newtown, (but exclusive On the North by and inclusive of the Alms House and Queen's College): and the and all lands bounded as follows: in a straight line continuation to the Demernra River, also by, but exclusive Road lying between Bourda.

Street and Vlissengen of New South Avenue.

westwards of North Street, of the line thereof, On the South by and inclusive of the northern side of Hadfield Street.
On the East by and inclusive and that portion Street side of Stabroek.

of the western side of Bourda of Vlissengen Avenue on the ea.stern On the Wost by the Demerara No.

5 Division-Includes as follows- bounded River.

Ward 8, or Bourda, and all Lands On the North by and inclusive On the South by and inclusive On the East by the Vlissengen Avenue.

On the West, by but exclusive of New Nortll Road.

of New South Road.

of the Western side of Bourda.

Street.

No.


6 Division-Includes and all lands bounded as follows (but exclusive Ward 6 or Werk-en-Rust, and Wort­ of manville, the Georgetown On tho North, by but exclusive Prison)- of the northern side of Had.field Street.

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of Births Re,qistration and Deaths.

SoREDULE-C01ltinued.

DISTRICTS ExTEN'I' OF DISTRICTS AND Dt\"ISIONS The Georgetown On tho south, by nnd inclusive of the northern Hide of Princes District--rontd.

Street.
Street.

On the East, by the road in continuation of the Vlisscngen Avenue to Pin.

Le Ropentir.

On the W0:<t, by the Domorara Rh-or.

No.

7 Division-Include.� (a) Part of Ward 7. or Uharlll8town, and (b) Pln.

Le Rcpentir (a.)

On the North, by but oxcluairn bounded as follows- of the northern side of PrinccR Street.

·s Stroot.

River.

On the Houth, by tho Routhem side of SuR�X Street.

On tho E!ll<t, by St. Rtcphon On the West, by the Demornra (b) Pln.

Le Repentir.

No.

8 DiviRion-Inc No.


9 Division-Jnclu1les Prison.

No.

10 Division-Includes ludes tho Public Hospital.

the Alms Hou�e, Queen's Georgetown part of Ward 7, or Albouystown.

College and The Peter's Hall of Registration B i r t h s a.nd Deaths District.

boundaries- Include• that portion of the Colony contained within tho following From, but excluRivo Canaan subdivided No.
l Division-From, of Albouy�town into tho foll01ving but exclusive of Land of to and inclusi,·e divisions: to and of Albouystown inclusive of Ruimrnldt.

Houston, No.

2 Division-lnc:-ludcs Agricola Village, nod Eccles.

Meadow Bank, Rome, No.

3 Division-Includes Peter's Hall (inclusive of Bngot's To\\"n), Providence, Ramsburg No.

4 Division-Inclutles Herstelling, and tho Estates on Canal No.

3. and Farm, \'reed-en-Rust, Covent Garden.

No.


5 Division-Includes Pronpects, Little Diamontl nncl Great Diamoncl.

but exclusi\·e of Great Diamond.

to and No.

6 Division-From, of Land of Canaan.

inclusive Includes that portion boundaries- of the Colony oontnined within the following The D e m e r a r a Ri\,er Registra• tion of Births and Deaths Dis­ trict.

from, but Both banks of tho Demernra River and its tributaries of Land of Canaan on the right and Catherine.

on the extend sub­ as far Ill!


tho settlements exclusive left bank, southwnr<fa divided No.

I Division-Both into the followinp: banks of the Demernra River and its Dh-i8ions- from but exclu8ive tributarion, of bank nnd of Catherina Low Wood on the right bank and Aurore.

on the left bank.

River and its banks of the Demernra on the left bank, to but exclusfre of L,md of rannnn on the right No.
2 Division-Both from nnd inolusirn tributaries, and of Aurora, on the left bank, to but exclusive on the right bank and Huradnia of Low Wood on the right bank, of York Hill Rh-er on the left bank.

No.

3 Did,ion Both bank.i of the Demerara from and inclusive of York Hill on the right bank, River and its of Rh-er on the on the left bank and Mour,microkabra River on the left bank, to but exclusive tributllrie.�, and Huradnia Mallnli right bank.

No.
No.

4 Division-Both banks of the Demerara River and its tributaries, Mouranierokahrn, Ri\·er extend.

as the settlements from nnd inclusive of ::'lfnllnli on the left bank and on the right bank, southwards as fe.r Reg istration of Births and Dooths.

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1979 ScHEDULE---continued.

DISTRlOTS EXTENT OF DISTRICTS A.ND DIVISIONS The Belle Vue of Registration B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.
boundaries- Iocludea that portion of the Colony contained within the following From, and inclUBive of Catherina, the left bank of the Demerare.

following Divisions- No.

I Division-From, to and inclusive of the Best on River, subdfrided into the and inclusive of Catherina to and inclusive No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of Potosi, to and inclusive of Potosi.

of Belle Vue.

No.

3 Division-From, but exclusive of Belle Vue to and inclusive of Nismes and including Toevlugt.
Stanleytown, La Retrnite and De No.

4 Division-All the lands situate from the rear of Pina.

La Retraite to the western extremity No.

5 Division-From, of the Canal.

but exclusive on Canal No.

2 extending and Belle Vue, respectively, of Nismes, to and inclusive of Canal No.

I.

No.

6 Division-From, of Veraailles.

No.

7 Division-From, inclusive but exclusive of Canal No.

1, to and of the Best, but exclusive but exclusive of Versailles of the Best Sanatorium.

to and inolusive The Leonora.

Regis­ No.


8 Division-The that portion Best Sanatorium.

of the Colony contained Includes within the following of Births bounclarie&- tration and Dea.tba Dis­ trict.

From but, exclusive of the Best, to and inclusive Divisions- f!Ubdivided No.

1 Division-From, into the follo,ving but exclusive of the Best, to and inclusive of Stewartville, of Hague.

No.
No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of Hague, to and inclusive The Philadelphia Registration B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

of of Stewartville.

that portion Includes boundarie&- of the Colony contained within the following From, but exclusive of Stewartville, to and inclusive of the Bonasika River on the right bank of the Essequibo Fort and Be.boon Islands Divisions- No.
1 Division-From, but exclusive and subdivided River, and including into the following of Stewartville to and of the sideline dam between De Willem and Meten­ inclusive l\1eerzorg.

No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive De Willem and Meten-Meerzorg sideline and including Tusohen the Boerasiri No.

3 Division-From, trench between and inolusive River.
of the sideline dam between to, but exclusive of the and Vergenoegen de Vrienden of the sideline and Vergenoegen to and trench between Tuschen de Vrienden inclusive of Philadelphia.

The Upper Esse­ qui bo R i v e r Registration B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

of No.

4 Division-From, of the Bonasika inclusive Baboon Islands.
that portion Includes boundaries- but exclusive of Philadelphia River and including to and Fort and of the Colony contained within the followina Both banks of the Essequibo River and its tributaries, from and of the Head of the Falls at Mouneri extend, inclusive far as the settlements Divisions-- No.

I Division-From nnd inclusive subdivided Island upwards as into the following of the head of the Falls at Mouneri Island, River and its tributaries exclusive Settlements along the Potaro Road.
upwards along both bnnks of the EBBequibo as far as the settlements of the Potaro River above Potaro Landing extend, but and the No.

2 Division-Includes the Potnro River above and inclusive of Potnro Landing and the Settlements along the Potaro Road.

1980 Cap.

162.]

of Bfrths Registration and Deaths.

ScHEDULE-conti ,med.

VISTRlCTS EXTENT Oli' DISTRICTS Al< n Drnsro1<s Rcgis- of Births 1 Tho Bartica t ration and Deaths Dis­ trict.
IncludeR that portion of the Colony contained \lithin the follO\ving boundaries-- From, but exclusive of the Bonasika.

River, on tho right bank, p enMm River on the left anti from but excluijive of the Su bank of tho Essequibo nt :\founcri anrl thoso on the )fazanmi Tiboku Falls, also excluHivo Hog, Fort and Baboon, No.
I DiviHion-Prom, Ri"er, to but excluNive nll tho Settlements River RR far as, but t•xclusi\'O \rakennam, Di\'isions­ River, of the �'alls on the C.:uyuni IRiand and including into the following but exclusive of the Islantl� suhdfrided of Lcguan, on the right bank, and from and inclusive the left b1mk of the Es.sequibo FallR at .\lounl'ri tho Cuyuni River, ancl those on tho Mazaruni of Tiboku Fall�.
hut exclusjvo aml including of the BonaRika of Groote River on of the Rh-er, to, but exclusivo on all the Settlement� River as far as, lslimd of No.

� Division-I•'rom, but exolush·c of Groctc Ri\'er, exdusi\'e excl'pt Hog, Btllwon, of the Supen,iam Fort, \\'akenaam and Leguan.

Ri\'er including to, but all tho [elands Tho Upper )faza­ runi Ri\'er R<'gi•­ trn tion of Births and Deaths Dis­ trict.

Include.� th!lt portion Falls to and inl'lusivo No.
I Division-From of the <'olony from and inclusi\'e of Tiboku of the source of the )Jazaruni Ri\'Or.

aml inclusive of the )lazaruni Ri,·er.

of Timoku Fall• to and inclusi\'e of tho H011rce The \\'akenaam­ Leguan RegiRtra­ tion of Births and Deaths Dis­ tricts.

the Islands Includes as follow,,_.

No.

I Dh·ision-Includes of \\'akenanm, :.r<'erzorg.

Hank Hall, )larin No.

2 Divi•ion-Includos all the Estates Plantations 's Pica.sure Zeeltmdia, and \Joor Farm.
situate between tho Caledonia, LC'guan and Hog, subdh-ided Regent Cros� Roacl anrl tlw southern ijid,•-lino Bank 1h11 and :\loril1's Plt•asure.

that portion No.

3 Di\'ision-lnoludes of Wakcnaam Island of Plant:ttiona I Regis­ of Births The-Sudclie tration and Deaths Dis­ trict.

lying to the south of R(•�cnt Cross Road and Hog !Aland.

:N'o.

4 Division-Includes tho Island of Legunn.

Inclucles that portion of the Colony contained within tho following boundarie,;-- From ancl inclusiv!'
of lho Supcnaam Ri,·er to and inclu!i.ivo of and subdivided Tig,•r Island, Hoff-von-Aurich into the following No.

l Division- and inclutlin� DiviHions - From allll inclusive to and inclusin• but exclu,i\'c and its tributaries, No.

2 Didsion-From of the lturibisi River noel inclusive -From, and inclusive No.

:1 Division- of Aurora.

of Aurora, of Tiger l•lancl.

of the Ituribisi Lake to and inC'lu8i\'I> Boys' 1-,chool, On<lcrnccming, of Sud<lie, No.
4 Dh·iRion-Includcs tho Es.�equibo but exclusirn the Public Hospital Boyti' School, River and of the ERsequibo and Prison.

the Public of the Supcna11.m Ri\'cr to hut exclu•ive Hospital 11.nd Pruon.

No.

5 Dh-ision-lnclude.s No.

and Golden Fleece.

:UaritL's Lodg�.

,Johanna Zorg Cecilia, 6 Di\"ision-From and inclusivo of Pol'$C,·erance to and inclusive of Hoff-rnn-Aurich.

The Anna Regina Includes thnt portion of the Colony contRine<l within the follo\\ing Registration Bir t h s a.nd Deaths Diatrict.
of boundaries- FrClm, but exclusive ('anal, Hubdividcd No.

I Di,i,uou-From, of Hoff-von-Aurich into the following to but oxrlusivo Dh·iAiom1- of Hoff-von-Aurich but exclusive of Cozier's to and inclusivo of the Capoey River.

No.

2 Division-From, but exclusive of the Capocy River to and inclusive of Three Friends, and including the Capooy Lake.

Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

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1981 ScHEDULE-continu�d.

DISTRICTS EXTENT OF OISTRIOTS AND DIVISIONS The Anna Regina \ District-contd.

No.
No.

3 Division-From, but exclusive of Three Friends to and inclusive No.

4 Division-Includes of Bush Lot and the Reliance Plantation Lake.

Anna Regine, and the No.

5 Division-Includes Henrietta, Richmond and La Bello Tapakuma Lake.

Alliance.

No.

6 Division-From, but exclusivo of La Belle Alliance to but exclusive of Windsor Castle.

No.

7 Division-From and inclusive of Windsor Castle, to and inclusive of Walton Hall.

No.
No.

8 Division-From, but exclusive of Walton Hall, to but exclusive of Cozier's Canal.

T h e Pom e r o o n Shall consist of that portion of the Colony defined in Proclamation Registration B ir t h s e,nd Deaths District.

of dated the 23rd December, on the 31st December, the Moruca River, and its tributaries into the following No.
I Division-The Divisions-- 1921, but exclusive 1921, and published in the Gazette of the right bank of on that bank, subdivided banks and tributaries on the right bank, and opposite on the left hank.

Pomeroon River from its mouth, both southwards, to but exclusive of .Enterprise No.

2 Division-From and inclusive of Enterprise on the right and opposite southwards bank, and opposite on the left bank, both banks and tributaries t-o and inclusive of Dutchman River on the right on the left bank.

No.
No.

3 Division-From and opposite as far as the Settlements on the right, southwe,rds Tapakuma River but exclusive but exclusive of the Tapakuma Lake.

of the Dutchman River extend, including the on the left, both banks and tributaries The North Western Shall consist of that portion of the Colony defined in Proclamation Registration of B i r t h s a n d Deaths District.

dated 23rd December, 31st December, and its tributaries Divisions-- No.
1 Division-Includes 1921, and published in the Gazette of the 1921, and of the right bank of the l\Iomca River on that bank, subdivided into the following the Waini and Barama.

Rivers and their tributaries.

No.

2 Division-The No.

3 Division-The l\Ioruca River and its tributaries.

Barima and its tributaries, from and inclusive of Koria.ho to its source.

No.
No.

4 Division-The as far as the boundary Barime, River from but exclusive of Koria.ho line between the Colony and the right bank of the Ame,kura River, downwards and Venezuela, also as far as the boundary Venezuela.

line between the Colony end T h e R u p u n u n i Registration of B ir t h s a n d Deaths District.
The Rupununi that portion boundaries- Registration of Births and Deaths District includes within the following of the Colony contained From and inclusivo of the right bank Wamuriak and the left Rivers northwards bank Toto-Wau on the one hand and portions of the right bank Ta.kutu and left bnnk Ireng Rivers eastwards on the other hand to and inclusive of the Pakaraimas of the right bank Rupununi River on the one hand and the left banks of the Toto-Wau, Twitaro and Illiwa.
Division or Rewa Rivers respectively.

No.

1: Centre-Lethem.

of the southern foothills in the following and a portion Included boundaries-- On tho North-By the right bank Rupununi mouth of the Illiwa mouth of the Mora River, thence by the southern of the Pa.karaima.

westward Ireng River.

Range of• Mountains or Rewa Rfrer to a point opposite to the River from the the foothills 1982 Cap.

162.]

Reg istrati'on of Bfrth$ and Deaths.

SCHEDULE-continued.
SCHEDULE-continued.

Du,TRICTS -, -- --�EXT= 011' DISTR-::S AND DIVISIONS Rupununi -contd.

District On the \\'est-By southern foothills southwards upwards to the mouth of the \\'amuriak the Iren� and Takutu Rivers from the of the Pakaraima to the mouth of the Hawari-Wau Ri\'er.
River, thence Range of !\fountains On the South-By the right bank Wamuriak River thence along the watershed Kuyuwini thenc(' along the left bank Toto-Wau between Wamuriak, Riveni to the Rource of the Toto-Wau River, Rupununi and River to its mouth.

from II point on the left bank On the East----Commencing or Rewa River at its mouth to the Kwitllro River llliwa thence up to the left bank Kwitaro River to the mouth of the Toto-Wau River.
For the Guidance Deaths, and Registrars of Births and Deaths and their Deputies REGULATIONS of Superintendent Registrars of Births and ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONR.

REGULATION.

1-14.

The superintendent registrar.

15.Registrars necessary of births and deaths.

Obtaining articles, books and documents.

possession of 16.Registrar 17.Registrar 18-20.

Registrar's exhibited.

to study the regulations and forms.

to learn the exact boundaries of his division.


name and hours of attendance for regi.�tration to be 21-30.

The deputy registrar.

31- 35.

Leave of absence 36-39.

Registrar 40-41.

General 42-48.

Directions 49-60.

Entries respecting books.

in the register penalties.

to inform himself books.

care of register of registrar-the acting registrar.

of births and deaths.

for the registration of a Information ink.

forms.

of births.

61.Registration 62.Registration 63-69.

Registration birth.

70-71.


Registration 72.Registration 73- 74.

Registration 75-76.

Registration 77.Registration 78.Registration tion of a birth.

three months.

"Triplets," of birth within of" Twins," of a birth after three months.

of a birth after twelve of baptismal of names given without months.

etc.

of deaths.

79-81.

Registration 82.The registration of a death.

names after registration.

baptism, after the registra­ 83-88.

Registration 89.Requisition of deaths on certificate books.
for new register of his registers.

to allow searches or return 90-94.

Registrar 95-106.

The registrar to prepare, superintendent registrar.

sign and deliver certified to the copies from a coroner.

Registration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

1983 REGULATION.

Registrar 107-108.

Correction 109-112.

113-116.

Travelling 117-121.

Correspondence 122--124. to make out an account of an error or errors by registrars.

Duties of the Registrar with the Registrar General.

for fees each quarter.


by order of the magistrate.

under the Vaccination Ordinance, Cap.

146.

125-126.

Registrar offences to make himself and penalties to collect 127.Registrar conversant in connection with the miscellaneous with registration, and forward to the Registrar General etc.

all East Indian and other im­ certificates, migr ants.

etc., of deceased 128-130.

Certificate registrar of death of chemist of chemists 131-133. Letters, etc., on registration sent free of postage.

and druggists.
and druggists.

business and druggist to be sent to the APPENDICES A-H. For the guidance Deaths, and Registrars Registrars and of Births and Deaths and their REGULATIONS of Superintendent of Births Deputies made under se,ction the 18th September, 8 and approved, 1917, and amended and the 17th January, by the Governor in Oouwil on Regs.

on the 13th June, 1927, 18th Sept., 1917.

1948.

13th June, 1927.

2 of 1948.

THE SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR.


1.The superintendent each registrar registrar in his district shall visit and frequently of his in the discharge supervise duties.

2.He shall see that the registration papers in the registrar's places, and that they are systematically arranged.
custody books and canisters, are kept in their proper report 3.He shall immediately or neglect of these regulations, irregularity fringement Births and Deaths Ordinance, issued from time to time by the Registrar to the Registrar General any on the part of a registrar, or any in­ of or of any written General.

or of the Registration instructions 1984 Cap.

162.]

Registration of Births and Deaths.

4.He shall report in his quarterly reports efficiency writings and if necessary, removal others in their stead.
of each of the registrars and the manner in which they perform their duties, in his district, shall recommend to the Registrar General the of incompetent persons, and the appointment of on the general their hand­ occupation, 5.He shall also report age, handwriting, or otherwise, and upon receiving appointments in writing to time to be their deputies.
of candidates to the Registrar General and suitability for appointment from the regic;trars selected of persons as registrars; in his district, their by them from time for appointment as to the 6.Ile shall in like manner report as to the age, handwriting, appointment, appointments.
or otherwise, occupation, when forwarding to the Registrar and suitability General, for such written 7.He shall visit all registration within offices in his district and collect, and collate and examine , etc., all the certified all the for the preceding the first ten days after the end of each quarter, examine, collect certificates himself them in writing them along with the information papers, General.
being correct, in the manner prescribed, information quarter, as to the certified copies, copies papers, and medical and after satisfying he shall certify etc., to the Registrar and shall forward and he shall also 8.He shall also certify each registrar's of fees for the registration account still-births it to the Registrar the quurter, General.
during if found correct, and shall forward and deputy registrar's and deaths, of births, 9.In the event of the certified or to the Registrar bE>ing lost in transmission for any quarter, copies or if the whole or any portion thereof, any portion General, have been made in a careless immediately similarly cause fresh copies collated, certified of the certified manner, copies he shall or illegible to be made by the registrar, and transmitted.
10.He shall on no account attempt to transmit of births copies or deaths until apprised in writing have been received at the general office.

register any originals that the certified Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

1985 11.He shall from time to time call upon the registrar to the entries on the registers, givjng or at least some of them, as to the birth information to the parties verify by reference or the death.
12.He shall also from time to time obtain on by requisition General Registrar's a sufficient Quarterly the Registrar intendent all the particulars therein of the Registrar instructions These reports in his district.

the certified etc., each quarter.
required, General are to be transmitted or required concerning each registrar by written number of forms of " Super­ Reports" and he shall fill in copies, along with transmit 13.He shall, on his visits them, and immediately filled registers that the certified been duly made, collated General, received of births copies from to the registrars, receive to the Registrar all General after he has satisfied himself recorded and transmitted and �eaths of all the entries and have been previously in the general acknowledged office.
register in them have to have been to the Registrar 14.He shall deal promptly or addressed to him by the Registrar General, with all correspondence referred or registrars.

REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Obtaining possession of necessary Art-icles, Books and Documents.
registrar, General on his being informed that he has been appointed, in office, the rep­ apply to his predecessor in relating register 15.A newly appointed by the Registrar of such predecessor, writing must forthwith resentatives who has acted during the vacancy books, iron box or canister, property to registration and must obtain the letter him to ascertain to have; and on his returning office, marked according de�ciency will be supplied.
In the case of a newly-created authorising possession whether or to the deputy registrar, of the registrarship, forms, documents and which he ought to possess, other for the of the same.

The list accompanying him to enter upon his duties he has thus received all that he ought will enable the list to the general register to the directions therein given any furnished articles, from the general books and documents that he requires.
division the registrar will be with all the register office direct of Births 1986 Cap.

162.]

Re,qistralion and Deaths.

REGISTRAR TO STUDY THE REGULATIONS AND FORMS.

the present 16.On receiving hook of regulations, the same and acquaint therein must at once carefully read with every particular regulations being also study the appendices to the various examples; acquainted with the various are to be applied.
in every respect hereto, and must further forms, and the uses to which they set forth, such binding on him.

He must giving particular as to his duties the registrar himself make himself attention REGISTRAR TO LEARN THE EXACT BOUNDARIES oF Hrs DIVISION.

17.A newly appointed acquaint registrar himself must take pains to ascertain with the boundaries of the to which he is appointed.

His duty being to register and deaths in his division, at all times being necessary a strict to be observed.
attention to and thoroughly division all the births its boundaries REGISTRAR'S NAME AND HOURS OF ATTENDANCE FOR REGIS'l'RATION TO BE EXHIBITED.

18.The registrar on or near the outer door of his dwelling must cause to be placed in some conspicuous house or office, or sign with the particulars:-" No .... '' and the hours of his Registrar notice position a painted Births and Deaths for Division attendance General.
at such house or office, as approved by the Registrar of 19.On changing his residence or office the registrar notice or sign-plate cause the painted door of the house or office which he has left and immediately put up at such new house or office and a paper notice the old office notifying the place of removal.

to be removed left at must from the 20.No office shall Le appointed or removed by a registrar until reported district and approved by the Registrar General.
upon by the superintendent of his registrar THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR.

21.Every registrar to the approval subject to act as his deputy in case of his illness or in any other case authorise<l under his han<l, appoint, a fit an<l proper person or unavoidable by these regulations.

of the Governor, must, by writing absence, Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.
[Cap.

162.

1987 22.The appointment must be made out in duplicate; them to the superintendent registrar, and must deliver them to the Registrar the registrar who will transmit statement Thereupon contrary, approval Registrar registrar, of bis opinion the Registrar will submit the appointment and, when such approval General will and the person as to the fitness General, appointed.

notify General with a of the person if he sees no reason to the proposed.
for the Governor's the the superintendent has been obtained, registrar, the 23.No deputy may act U.11til he has been notified that his appointment has been approved by the Governor.

24.The registrar, when he intends longer weeks, must give notice in writing to call upon his deputy than four days, and not to the to act in his stead for any period exceeding two superintendent registrar registrar superintendent registrar when has ceased to act.

will begin so to act.


He should also inform the of the time at which the deputy the deputy registrar 25.In all cases where it is required sign his name subjoining deputy registrar behalf, R .

t " eg1s rar.
t " eg1s rar.

thereto must when acting to his own signature subjoin shall that the registrar " the the word "Registrar, on his for him and signing the words " Deputy 26.The deputy registrar, while acting as above, will have all and must fuIBI all the duties, the powers, of the registrar the obligations registrar responsible deputy.
The deputy registrar regulations may be informed to all and be subject whose deputy he is, and the for the acts or omissions of his consult and deaths in order that he and responsibilities.

of births of his functions for registrars must therefore is civilly these 27.The registrar must see that there is always a deputy registrar in his division.

28.The deputy registrar or place with the registrar.
in the nearest village must, if possible, live in the village If that is not possible some one or place must be named by the registrar.

29.The deputy registrar holds his office during the pleasure of the registrar by whom he is appointed.

30.If the registrar dies, resigns, or otherwise office, his deputy will perform all the duties is duly appointed.

until another registrar ceases to hold of the registrat B.G.-VoL.

TX-20 1988 Cap.

162.]

Reg istration of Birth$ and Dooths.


LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF REGISTRAR-THE ACTING REGISTRAR.

31.Should a registrar desire to be absent from office for a the period than two weeks, he must forward through addressed an application for such leave, in writing and he should state longer superintendent registrar to the Registrar General the dates when he <lesil'es theTein and end.

He should registrar or some other fit and proper person also submit the name of either such leave to commence to act for him.
the deputy 32.The application for leave must be fonvardcd least one week before the elate on which mence.

as above at the leave is to com­ 33.The superintendent registrar, (or other person nominated deputy registrar informed that such leave bas been granted the person appointed to act as registrar such leave.

the registrar, and the to act) will be and during the period of or otherwise 34.The registrar at the expil'ation of his leave and as soon as he resumes of duty to the Registrar of his district.
registrar his duties, must at once report General, his resumption the superintendent through 35.In all cases where it is requil'ed that the registrar shall sign his name, subjoining pcn1on subjoin Reg-istrar.

to his or her own signature '' to act for him, when signing appointed thereto the words " Acting his name should the word "Registrar•· the REGISTRAR TO INFORM HIMSELF OF DEATHS.
BmTBH AND 36.It is the duty of every registrar register every bil'th and every death which occurs within and he is requil'ed by law to inform himself to promptly thereof.

his division, 37.It is left to his discretion to employ such lawful means himself of informing employ some means and must not neglect that information as may appear to him best, but he must in the hope will be voluntarily tendered.
inquiry, 38.He should apply to those persons who from the nature of theil' occupations knowledge medical practitioners, midwives, of any bil'th or death within his division, such as nurses and undertakers, and are most hkely to have immediate Registration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

1989 that a birth or death has occurred therein, he having learnt should make a memorandum may be expedient as by communicating to give due information case may be.
with the person concerni for effecting thereof and take such steps as the prompt registration-such on whom it is incumbent ng such birth or death as the 39.Every birth that is registered within three months of and every death that is registered must be any fee or reward whatsoever, from the does not of and these regulations for the and the recording its occurrence registered without informant or any other person.
apply to the fee paid registrars, Births and Deaths Ordinance, registration of births Any infringement removal from office.

and deaths of this regulation will involve This rule, however, under the Registration instant of still-births.

GENERAL PENALTIES.
GENERAL PENALTIES.

40.The registrar must observe that by refusing or without any birth or death to register cause omitting which information to him by and which he ought to register, he renders to a penalty, that may be of any amount not has been tendered reasonable concerning an informant, himself liable exceeding forty-eight dollars.

41.He is moreover hereby required on such occasions as may seem at his discretion and others tion of Births required of them is enforced.
with the penal provisions by which, and Deaths Ordinance, discharge in the Registra­ of the duties desirable, to acquaint informants DIRECTIONS RESPECTING CARE OF REGISTER BOOKS.

42.The registrar must use great care to prevent books in his custody.

to the register the loss of or any injury Every person having the custody of any register book of and deaths, of the same, is liable births injury eight dollars.
who carelessly loses or injures to a penalty or allows the not exceeding forty­ 43.Every registrar of births and deaths is furnished iron box or canister, with which is kept by the superintendent by the registrar).

a lock and duplicate registrar, and the other with an keys (one of B.G.-VOL.

IX-20* 1990 Cap.

162.J Reg istration of Births and De,aths.

44.If at any time (1) the key be lost or broken, lock be injured, the registrar the superintendent making of a new key, repaired.
or (2) arrange registrar or (2) the must immeruately apply to who will at once (1) arrange for the for the lock to be forthwith 45.If the box be seriously the registrar should registrar.

the fact to the superintendent damaged, report irumeruately The superintendent the circumstances registrar to the Registrar General.
shall in all cases at onre report 46.All registers and the various must invariably documents relating be kept in the canister to the official duties they are actually registrar's (unless locked.

access person registrar, person The canister to the registers other than the registrnr, or the Registrar authorised specially must on no account in use) which must always be left be unlocked by, or to, any allowed or other documents General, or such other officer or by the Registrar General, in writing.
or his deputy, the superintendent 47.The registrar, whenever, he takes with him the register books from his house or office, must preserve and he must be careful that the books be not blotted them from wet, or smeared.

48.He must keep carefully until it be filled, possession to the superintendent which include copies, have been duly collated, general office.
register each of the register and must then deliver books in his it personally at some time after the certified registrar, therein, a copy of the last entry appearing to the and transmitted certified, ENTRIES IN THE REGISTER BOOKS.

49.Before beginning book the any entry in a register must fill up the blanks at the top of the page upon registrar which the entry is to be made.

After the words "Births (or ... '' he must write the name in the ... Division Deaths) of the county in which such division lies.
50.Every entry in the register according hook must be made strictly to the date on which it is each entry being made in the space next following order, in consecutive registered, that in which the last entry was made.

------------------------- &gistrati011, of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

1991 ----- -- should a registrar leave a blank and the entry Under no circumstances between in the register book.
Whenever the last entry therein space in a register which he is about to make; nor should he alter the printed a space for an entire numbers several and whenever entry has been inadvertently left blank, turning inadvertently spaces have been left blank, through over two leaves instead in ink across the margin of each blank space or page the words-" Inad­ vertently The blank spaces, course, and the date thereto.
notes must, of left blank " adding his initials also appear in the certified ink lines and the marginal such blank space or spaces of one, the registrar and should insert should draw lines copies.

in 51.Each entry must be begun and finished of the informant, at one time, and and if the entry be made by in the presence supplied information Registration of Births or on a coroner's begun and completed at one time.
on printed and Deaths Ordinance by the forms prescribed for the purpose, return such entry must in like manner be must be careful to make the entries in the hand 52.The registrar books neatly flourishes register without in such manner that they may not be mistaken similar in a bold and distinct to write names and surnames and especially and correctly, for any other names.
53.All the particulars entered must be written in in the ordinary full ( except manner of which may be written signatures, the person signing-if should ascertain signature, above or below such signature) strictly the signature at the time, the correct plainly and write such reading prohibited.

reading in pencil, either are and all abbreviations of such be indistinct the registrar 54.The particulars and should not be extended should be recorded in any one column column.
into an adjoining 55.Everything that is written in making the entry except of the informant and description ( and the signature the signature in the reg1Stration after of births of the superintendent registrar and of the registrar, three months) must signature the columns preceding that for be completely or read over to him by the registrar must be in the handwriting filled up, and must be examined before he signs the entry.

the informant's by the informant 1992 Cap.

162.]


Registration of Births and Deaths.

66.When the informant has si�necl and the remaining par­ excepting the registrar's ticulars what has been written registrar himself, requisite, completed.
signature, must be carefully in order that if any alteration it may be then and there made before the entry is examined by the have been inserted, or addition be 57.All errors that are then discoverecl, whether must be corrected, and the the entry, registrar registrar and in the margin in words to which he must add his initials, of his office, as shown in the following and the initial or by the informant, should number such errors, in examples: in :figures made by the (a)If a word or letter has been omitted, it should be added thus- Error (one) Anne ( 1)Catherine.'Phillips.
H.O.B.

R. Error (two) I (2)Harr/et H.O.B.

�R.

(b)If a letter out thus- struck too many has been inserted, it should be Error (three) (3)Henery H.O.B.

R. (c)If a wrong letter has been written.

it shoulcl be cdrrected tbns:- Error (four) H.O.B.

a (4)Margeret R. (d)If more than one letter in a word or if an entire erroneous, it legible, thus- a line should be drawn through word be the word, leaving Errors (five) and (six) (5) Richards (6) Tenth H.O.B.
Richerds Ninth R. The first of such clerical errors in the register numbered" one" and each subsequent consecutively to the last, one should book should be numbered be Registration of Births and De,aths.

[Cap.

162.

1,993 A newly appointed registrar must continue of made by his predecessor in any one the series numbers of the corrections register book.

NoTE-The letters "H.O.B."

attached the margin in the foregoing examples initials the letter the initials "R." for registrar.

of the deputy registrar).


of the registrar's Christian (" D.R."

would be added after names and surname, and to the numbers in to be the are supposed For errors of fact or substance, see examples "E" hereto.

and deaths in appendix of births for registration No errors may be corrected in the manner here set forth after the entry has been signed by the registrar, and in no case whatever it out, or by writing may a registrar correct upon it.

an error by smearing No writing, from a register means.
nor even an accidental by erasure blot, may be removed eraser, or by any other with a knife, 58.If the particulars which should be inserted in any two have been inadvertently transposed, the registrar columns, should not correct should make a note on the margin of his register them nor number them as errors, but he as follows- " Entry No.

..

Columns Nos.

.

.

........... and .................. .

the ", adding his initials, inadvertently transposed particulars init,ial of his office and the date.
59.Whenever a registrar finds that he has registered or has with the registrar to register he should communicate a birth or death, which did not occur in of the in which it did occur, and should also report the commenced his division, division matter to the Registrar General, the entry to be deleted this has been obtained on the margin of his register, has already N registered in division occurred."

without .
without .

d. b been written- ntry o....... ................. reg1stere N 0 ......................... m error y me, smce District, he should cancel the entry by writing amending and obtain his sanction by means of marginal anything that notes.

When in which it " E for .

H.O.B.

R.

10.7.1913."

1994 Cap.

162.J Reg istration of Bfrths and, De,aths.

60.A registrar has absolutely entry of birth or death in a register written therein the particulars by any other means.
already no authority by drawina to cancel any lines through or by obliterating them REGISTRATION INK.

61.The registrar mu:-;t procure of registration such supplies official must write all entries copies of such entries.

use.

With this ink, and with no other kind, the registrar in his register books, and all certified General from the Registrar ink as may be necessary for his REGTSTRATTO� FORMS.
62.The registrar must procure and keep himself stock of all fonn8 and stationery discharge of his registration duties.

with an adequate for the proper for forms, etc., must be sent in to the general during the months of January, but should respectively, of any form or forms become depleted, report the circumstances to the Registrar <-l-eneral.

from any cause whatsoever his supply register office April, July and October, he should immediately Requisitions supplied required REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
lnforrnal1·onfor the Registration of a Birth.
63.The persons upo11 whom it is incumbent within tion to the registrar according several who are qualified particulars required to do so are as follows- to the best of their knowledge to give informa­ of a birth 21 days of the occurrence of the and to be known and registeretl, and belief ( I)The father or mother of the child; or (2) in the event or inability illness of the house or tenement of the death, the occupier shall have been born, or (3) the nurse or other person at the birth, exposed, or (4) in the case of a new bom child found first having charge of such child.
the person of both the father and mother, in which the child present 64.The registrar must obse1ve that by the Registration of the term '' occupier superintendent, or other chief " includes keeper, Births and Deaths 01dinance, the governor, resident Hospital, charitable apartments Mental or Leprosy instituti or lodgings, includes master, Hospital or other public or on, and where any house is let in separate the person under whom such officer of every prison, and of every school, reformatory, Re,g istratwn of Births and Deaths.
[Cap.

162.

1995 or other labourers or lodgings apartments of such person residing held, and any and in among the indentured upon any plantation, are immediately in such house; estate, establishment, separate agent or servant the case of births resident wood-cutting tendent mining claim, the occupier case of a birth on board any ship in one of the harbours rivers, vessel house on shore.

for the time being of such plantation, is deemed to be of the house in which such birth occurs.
or or on any colony must give information, chief officer of the of an occupier craft, the master or farm, mining claim or the manager or other superin­ as is required farm, estate, In the of a or wood-cutting establishment 65.The informants in the order in which are to be preferred should and the registrar of a birth from one of the parents.
he should institution, In the obtain information they are mentioned, to obtain the case of a birth at a public information from one of the parents keeper, superintendent, or other chief resident master, always endeavour or from the governor, officer.
person can be required, as to give information must not enter in the concerning as the father of any such child, 66.lliegitimate Children.-No child, and the registrar the father of an illegitimate the birth of such child, register the name of any person nor the rank or profession, at the joint request of such father, unless the person acknowledging himself case, however, entry as informants (See No.

8.

Appendix to be the father.


In such both the father and the mother must sign the nor any other particulars whatsoever "C" hereto).

of the mother and of still-born for the purpose 67.Still Births.-(a) children must be registered on the forms supplied signed by the informant form must be forwarded Registrar the certified quarter.

General copies as in the case of births.


immediately The duplicate to the along with and deaths at the end of each after registration form forwarded and the original of births and each entry must be (b)The first still-birth " I " and the numbers registered carried numbered order to the end of that year.

in any year shall be on in consecutive ( c)A Quarterly Return of STILL-BIRTHS should accompany your Certified Copies of Births and Deaths at the end of the 1996 Cap.

162.]
162.]

Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

current Quarter.

Form should be appended- If a NIL return, a Certificate in the attached " Thi' ifyh h s IS to cert t at t ere were no...... registered by me during the Quarter (Signed) ... .

.. ...... * .

........ ending .. _ ............. " .. .. .... ........ .. .

or Deputy Registrar .... ... ...... Registrar ............... .................. (Sign ed)..... (as the case may be) .. ......................... ..
Superintendent Registrar 68.The person burying to take care that he gets a certificate the child was not born alive.

The registrar this certificate.

to inform the registrar under a penalty the body of a still-born child has man that should ask about is bound any still-born of not less than $5, and not exceeding The person burying within seven days after such burial, from a medical $50.
69.The registrar should report to the Registrar in all cases where persons neglect full particulars report that a still-birth and a medical any still-birth, has been buried certificate procured.

and also when it has come to his knowledge without a medical examination, the General or omit to REGISTRATION OF BIRTH WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
Rei<�- 2 or 11148 70.On receiving personally from an informant at any time three months from the date of the birth of any child, within or within nine months from the date of the birth in the case set forth of a birth in any part of the Colony within the limits the information, " B " hereto, the requisite in appendix registrar registered) the birth (if not previously described.
must forthwith register in the form and manner herein 71.He must inquire of the and enter in the proper columns book- register Column 1.-The date and place of birth.

The day of the in words, and the year in figures .


month must be written .After the date, the name of the street, road, etc., with the number or name (if any) of the house in which the child was born, and the ward, town, plantation, where the birth occurred, village, must be inserted; or other place and if the child •Births Deaths or Still-Birtba, Registration of Births and Dooths.

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1997 was born in a public institution, institution child found exposed, unknown, child was found.
the registrar must insert must be given.

In the case of a living new-born the time and place of birth being the correct name of that when and where the Column 2.-The name (commonly known as the Christian must not be inserted name is not registered or race of the purposes, and this for statistical name), if any, which shall have been given to the child in The surname baptism or otherwise.

in this column.
in this column.

(Where the father's in column 4, it would be well to add the colour child, identification if obtainable, only).

Column 3.-The sex, whether Column 4.-The Christian of the father.

The registrar any person as the father of an illegitimate the joint request himself register and 6th columns of the mother and the person to be the father, who must in such case sign the but he shall fill in the 4th together with the mother) with the words "Not Stated."
name or names and the surname must not enter the name of child (unless at acknowledging boy or girl.

and for the race or colour, No.

97 ex ' 1892," must be added as follows­ Native of British etc.)

Immigrant name is registered, "Portuguese, Native of Madeira," Where the father's or other description of the father, " East Indian (or Chinese, 'Ganges, "Portuguese, British Guiana," " Black, Native of British " Coloured of Barbados," as the case may be. "
Amerindian Native of Jamaica," In the case of an East Indian or other immigrant, his or her name, number, ship and year, must be copied from the certificate, Guiana," " Black American," Native of Trinidad" Native of British "White, Native of American," "Coloured, " Coloured, ", etc., etc. "
White American," " White, Native "Black, Guiana," Guiana," Column 5.-The Christian then her maiden surname, and if she has been previously name and married preceded surname by the word her married, of the mother, "formerly," previous Then the race or colour father as above.

married name, and lastly, of the mother, as in the case of the her maiden surname.

trade, Column 6.-The rank, profession, father.

N.B.-In the case of illegitimate father's in with the words "Not Stated."
name is not registered, this column must be filled or calling of the when the children 1998 Cap.

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Column 7.-The signa ture, and qualification, and residence must sign information must sign by making to which the registrar The person giving of the informant.

his or her name, or if unable to write, his or her mark, immediately write the words "The mark of" (adding surname of the person).

informant whether " Mid-wife," '' residence informant.
The "'Qualification" informs, or " Nurse,'' The or " Preflent at Birth " or otherwise.
of the means the character '· Mother," in which the person " Occupier," must be the usual residence the name and of the as " Father," " insertC'd must made on one of registration, or plantation, or the institu­ officer of any public the limits to the Registration and such birth, specified of the districts of Births and of "B ") as to the occurrence or public or charitable of the specified to, such information papers or and if found to by the registrar, of of the Registration and with the terms of these of an estate (Appendix or chief resident paper or notice for the purpose of an information forms provided plantation, or at a place within the limits On receipt of the printed signed by the manager superintendent tion, or by a person qualified to register at a place within residing in the second schedule Deaths Ordinance a birth in such estate, institution districts notices be consistent Births and Deaths regulations registered chief resident information formant along with the name of the estate, place where such birth occurred; add his initials column, with the provisions Ordinance, above referred must be examined and the name of the manager, officer, or the qualified and the initial paper or notice as follows- person who signed the is to be registered as the in­ or institution and the registrar must of his office at the foot of the superintendent, the particulars therein contained are to be ( a)"J. Allen, "Manager, Plantation " as per Information Montrose, Paper "H.0.B."
R. (b)"J. Allen, Public " Resident Paper " as per Information Surgeon Hospital, Georgetown, "H.O.B."

R. Registration of Births and Deaths.

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1999 (c)"J. Allen, " Superintendent, " as per Information Georgetown Prison, Paper "H.0.B."

-� (d)"J. Allen, "Father, " as per Information Akyma, Upper Demerara Paper River, "H.O.B."

R. The name " J. Allen " is supposed to be the name of the person officer, superintendent, chief resident who signed (" H.0.B."
manager, qualified and the initials that of his office.

The Deputy Registrar, birth will obviously of his office).

the information those of the Registrar, paper or notice and "R" if registering add to his initials "D.R."

as the initials or other such The registrar shall then complete the entry in the same and had prevent had been present, in the foregoing shall or chief resident the register.
Nothing manner as if the informant signed superintendent, the manager, person qualified residing present at the registrar's entry in the usual manner, by the registrar.
in such specified district, house or office, from signing if the register if personally the to him is tendered officer, or If such notice not contain registered, qualified information or refusal paper or notice, matter paper, or information required all of the particulars or is not signed by the person authorised when received, to be known and or such notice or to do so, the registrar should paper to be filled in, and if there is any delay return does in the filling in and returning the registrar of such information the immediately report to the Registrar should General.
papers All such information and handed to the superintendent filed by the registrar, registrar of the district register to be forwarded office, at the end of every quarter.

to the general are to be carefully or notices Column 8.-The date when registered.

The registrar must insert the day of the month in words, figur es.

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Column 9.-The registrar must sign his name, adding the " below it.
The signature word " Registrar of the registrar enjoined completes the entry, to examine what has been wntten and to observe the directions and before signing he is strictly given in regulations Nos.

53 to 60.

REGISTRATIO� OF " Twrns,'' '· TRIPLETS," ETc.


the registrar 72.In the case of" Twins" or of more than two children in the same entry, must not include them entry for each child, shall follow consecutively, inserting the other or others in order of birth, a birth, but must make a separate that in each case the entries any other entry intervening, and afterwards each case it is recommended ascertain from the informant each child as well as the date of birth.
that the registrar and insert and in shall always :first the ch:..J born first, the hour of birth of taking care without at REGISTRATION OF A BIRTH AFTER THREE :MONTHS.

Rep;M. 2 of 1948.
73.After the expiration of three months following the birth of nine months following appendix •· B" hereto, a birth (under a penalty of any child or after the expiration the birth in the case of a birth in any part of the Colony within the registrar the limits set forth in dollars not register every such offence) manner, namely-That next after the birth of a child the father or mother or the at the birth makes a or some person present guardian solemn declaration registrar of the particulars required within a period of twelve months unless it is registered of twenty-four must for in writing thereof, in the following before the superintendent to be known and registered.
After this has been effected, and in the presence whom the said declaration superintendent registrar as well as the registrar.

the registrar of the superintendent is made, register shall then sign will then and there, before registrar the birth.
The the entry (in column 9) 74.For every such entry the superintendent registrar a fee of sixty cents from the person shall and the registrar, shall the birth to be registered, by his unless the delay has been occasioned a similar fee of sixty cents from such person to receive be entitled requiring also be entitled, default, as aforesaid.

to receive Reg istration of Births and De,aths.

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2001 REGISTRATION OF A BIRTH AFTER TWELVE MONTHS.


75.After the expiration of twelve months following birth of a child, that birth shall not be registered except with the written General the same and except in accordance the fact of such authority in the register.
of the Registrar having been given shall be entered for registering and with the regulations, authority the �;· 2 of 76.For every entry last aforesaid the superintendent to charge a fee of one dollar and requiring shall be entitled registrar twenty cents from the person and the registrar, authorised to be taken in respect him, shall be entitled, unless by his own default, to take a fee of one dollar from the person requiring over and above the fee by the Ordinance of every birth registered the delay has been occasioned the birth to be registered.
and twenty cents the birth to be registered, by � -2 of REGISTRATION 77.Whenever OF BAPTISMAL NAMES 1\FTER REGISTRATION.
name or names of any child � -2 of the Christian which the registrar the Christian and changed of a certificate on receipt to receive or whenever must, without the Registrar of the fee of twenty-four who shall have performed the rite of baptism, cents, from the party presenting such any erasure of the original entry, to form 3 in the first schedule to the signed by the and at baptism, according of Births and Deaths Ordinance, has or have not been registered, name or names has or have been registered, subsequently of baptism, Registration minister on payment will be entitled certificate, forthwith insert of such child (namely " Baptismal the name or names with which, child has been baptised.
however, be presented after the date of registration next after the baptism.
as hereinbefore aforesaid on the lower portion the column ��f the register of birth ") the of baptism must, within twelve months and fourteen days This being done and the entry made the registrar must certify upon the entry so made, by writing the additional of the certificate names if added after the registration to the registrar of the birth, in the last column of the register of the birth headed Such certificate certificate, to the following directed, as stated in the certificate, " I hereby certify that the baptismal above mentioned has been duly column of the entry No.
in the Register registered by me in the last effect- name (or names) as of Births."

........ day __ 19 ........ of ........ Reg istrar.''

" Witness my hand this.

.

.

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• Having done this he must forthwith send the said certificate by post, directed to the Registrar General.
extract General, sent to has been already copy of the register a certified with the baptismal If the certified the Registrar of births register shall be sent to the Registrar certificate.
If both the original copy of the entry of birth have been sent in to the Registrar General, immediately forwarded that where a certificate of the entry in the Name or Names added, along with the above of births General, register then the baptismal was not delivered to the Registrar certificate and certified aforesaid General: Provided alone must be or officiating of the and cannot owing to the absence then on be obtained, a certificate in like in charge of the fees aforesaid, or minister at the time aforesaid minister clergyman, payment of the respective form signed by the clergyman records may be procured registrar.
and delivered of the Church in which the rite of baptism to the registrar person, was performed or superintendent REGISTRATION OF NAMES GIVEN WITHOUT BAPTISM, AFTER THE REGISTRATION OF A BmTH.

78.The registrar must deal in the same way with the not recognising the of the parent or guardian, of Baptism, in the last column in the register certificate entry of birth.
Such which may be presented to him for of any of births, must, however, be within twelve months and if after the lapse of twelve months, of the registration of such then only with the written authority of the district in which such parent or guardian from date of of the certificate Sacrament registration particular so presented birth, registration, magistrate resides.

OF DEATHS.
OF DEATHS.

REGISTRATION required of a death in respect to give information within 7 days of which no inquest 79.The persons for the registration has been held are as follows: present (I)Some person at the death; (2)Some person in attendance during the last illness of the deceased; (3)The occupier of the house or tenement in which the death took place; of Births Registration and Deaths.

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2003 (4) If the occupier or more of the other inmates be the person who has died, then of such house in which someone the death took place and (5)In case of a dead body found exposed, the Coroner.

that by the Registration hospital must observe mental or leprosy 80.
The registrar upon any plantation, and where any house is let in separate or lodgings apartments and Deaths Ordinance, master, keeper, officer of every Prison, of the term " Occupier " includes superintendent, or other chief and of every school, reforma­ or other public or the person under whom such includes are immediately or lodgings held, and such house; of such person residing in or other the indentured mining the manager or other Births the governor, resident tory, hospital, charitable institution, apartments separate any agent or servant and in the case of deaths amongst labourers resident claim or wood-cutting superintendent or wood-cutting establishment farm, mining claim, to be the occupier of the house in which such death occurs.
In the case of a death on board of any ship in one of the harbours or rivers, the vessel of a house on shore, in the case of a boat going to or returning district the bowman, of a death occurring in the boat at the time, is bound to give information thereof to the nearest or of any colony craft, the master or chief officer of must give information In like manner, from any mining or in the event of his death, estate, for the time being of such plantation, or in the event of his death or absence on or from such boat, then some person establishment, estate, farm, as is required registrar.
to the nearest of the Colony, the captain, of an occupier registrar.

is deemed at the time The informants are to be preferred in�e order in which they are mentioned.

81.

Whenever an inquest been held on any dead body, the registrar writing by the coroner known and has investigation in to be particulars or preliminary will be informed registered.

of the several required THE REGISTRATION OF A DEATH.

82.
82.

On receiving personally information of the particulars to be registered the registrar required the death, manner herein if not previously described: registered, must forthwith in the form and in the register B.G.-VOL.

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4 He must inquire register book: and enter in the proper columns of the Column 1.-The date and place of death.

The day of the month must be written in words and the year in figures.
After the date, the name of the street, or name, if any, of the house and the ward, town, plantation, road, etc., with the in which the death or village, placer or other place where the death and if the death took place in a number, occurred, mining claim or concession, took place must be inserted, public institution, be given.

In the case of a dead body found exposed, time of death being unknown, and where the dead body was found.
must the when must insert the registrar the correct name of that institution Column 2.-The Christian name or names and the surname of the deceased, have been colour, registered.

and any alias or other names he or she may of race or known by, with the other particulars are whose births as in the case of fathers of children Column 3.-The sex of the deceased writing ":Male" or "Female."

Column 4.-The a!

!e in figur es, writing "Years," the case may be.

"Months,'.,.
"Months,'.,.

"Weeks," "Days,'' under, the words or '' Hours," as Before making the entry, be made as to whether should the precise age of the it is desirable that particular inquiry deceased by the informant.

has been ascertained Column 5.-The �,nk, profession, In the Case of an infant, deceased.
widow he may insert'' Son of" or " Daughter or " Widow of" adding the name of the parent or parents, husband married trade or occupation or deceased husband, women have any rank or profession, as the case may be.

When any married of,'' it must be so stated.


or exercise of the trade or calling woman, or " \Vife of" Column 6.-The cause (a)If the certificate of death: of a registered medical practitioner in such certificate the cause of death as stated and the name of the certifying medical is produced, must be entered, practitioner inserted list of diseases of common occurrence added below, and causes the words " Certified next before such name (See Appendix by " being of death which are in medical certificates). "
F " for to be likely Re,gistration of Births and Droths.

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2005 of cause of death has been (b)When no certificate the registrar tendered name of the registered to the deceased particulars according of the disease to the informant's must inquire medical during his or her last illness, or symptoms preceding and also the the practitioner of the informant, who attended the death and belief.
best knowledge probable and proceed The registrar should enter IN PENCIL the name of and also the cause of by the informant to columns of the entry.
Immediately should (the printed forms of application for the the registrar the remaining practitioner, the medical the death as supplied complete after the entry has been completed apply in writing purpose who, it had been stated deceased Such medical the death to supply such certificate under penalty being invariably practitioner of forty-eight used) to the medical by the informant, practitioner, attended is bound within ten days after for such certificate of the cause of death, of cause of death.
dollars.

person, the On receipt of the medical proceed certificate in accordance of cause of death, with the directions the registrar shall contained in (a) above.

or neglect or any undue delay on practitioner of cause of death, the registrar to supply such to the Registrar should report without General In the event of failure the part of such medical certificate the full circumstances delay, who, after due inquiry medical practitioner will :finally direct to be registered.
to be prosecuted, or otherwise, how the cause of death and is the registrar in the case, will cause such Where no medical of the death of the medical cause, the registrar as given by the informant, in pencil, obtainable."
certificate is obtainable practitioner or from any other will enter IN INK the cause of death in consequence and taken down by the registrar adding the words, also in ink, "No certificate (c)In the event of there having been no medical person, in attendanc the registrar e during the last illness of the from the practitioner deceased informant the particulars preceding the death, according knowledge and belief, the words " No Medical shall ascertain of the disease or symptoms to the informant's best adding and enter such Attendant."
particulars, B.G.-VOL IX-21* of Births 2006 Cap.

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Column 7.-The signature, The person giYing information description, and residence must sign his must sign by making his of the informant.

or her name, or if unable to write, or her mark immediately the words "The mark of" (adding of the informant).
means the character as "Present "Occupier," inserted at Death," '· Inmate," to which the registrar must write the name and surname The "description" in which the person informs, "In attendance whether on deceased," of the informant or otherwise.

The •·Residence" must be the usual residence of the informant.
made on to the Registration of registra­ or or plantation, of any publiq such death, to register of the district of Births and of or charitable specified "F ") as to the occurrence paper or notice for the purpose officer or public (Appendix above referred or chief resident or by a person qualified the limits plantation, or at a place within the limits on an informant forms provided by the manaser of an estate On the receipt one of the printed tion, signed the superintendent institution, at a place within residing in the second schedule Deaths Ordinance a death in such estate, institution districts must be examined consistent and Deaths Ordinance, the particulars the name of the manager, officer, or the qualified paper or notice with the name of the estate, death occurred, the initial of his office at the foot of the column, in the set of examples information similar births are to be dealt with.
given in respect papers or notices with the provisions is to be registered to, such information by the Registrar, and the registrar therein contained person who signed institution superintendent, are to be registered and chief resident the information along as the informant or place where such must add his initials, and as is shown of the manner in which of the occurrence of of the Registration and with the terms of these regulations, of Births of the specified paper or notice and if found to be Column 8.-·' When Registered."
The registrar must insert the day of the month in words and the year in :figures.

In the case of twelve months having been allowed since the death-the the death to the Registrar not register Registrar registrar G eueral the death without to do so.

authority must refer the particulars for instructions.

previously to elapse of He must the General's obtaining Column 9.-The registrar must sign his name, adding the word "Registrar•· below it.
The signature of the registrar Registration of Births arul, Dooths.

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2007 completes to examine directions the entry and before signing what has been written, Nos.

53 to 60. given in regulations enjoined he is strictly and to observe the REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ON CERTIFICATE OR RETURN FROM A CORONER.
83.On receiving a certmcate or return giving from a coroner as to the finding of a jury in case of an inquest, investiga­ in the case of a preliminary own conclusions information or of his tion held on any dead body, the registrar particulars death register.

entry, in such "Coroner's is required this being filled in as follows: No signature contained Return" in his in column 7 of the will copy the several (a)In case of an inquest- "Inquest concluded.
J.P. "John Martin, "Coroner ......................................... 19 .......... .. H.0.B.

R." (b)In the case of a Preliminary Investigation: .. concluded .................. 19 ......... "Preliminary Investigation J.P. " John Martin, "Coroner H.O.B.

lt" The date of the conclusion is given on the return.

investigation "J.P." is supposed peace (or magistrate) and "H.O.B."

surname, the initials the initials and "R" for registrar of the deputy registrar.
to be the signature of the inquest or prelimina ry The name " John Martin," of the of the justice who signed the "Return" as coroner; of the registrar's Christian name and (" D.R."

would be used after 84.If the registrar investigation hears of any inquest or inquiry having been made on any dead or preliminary body, he should or return, information to the Registrar finally instruct the death.

if the coroner neglects write to the coroner for the information the return.
paper to furnish If such the matter is refused or withheld, he must report who will inquire into the matter, General, the registrar, how he should proceed and to register 2008 Cap.

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85.If the death has been previously registered of an ordinary informant, the registrar must enter the particulars without any alteration of the a note in the margin of each upon the entry.
He must insert information nevertheless original entry as follows That against re-registered against the second, the same death as No.

will add his initials, may include both such entries on Coroner's thus '' Entry No.

and the initial Return at No.

. "

To both notes the registrar of his office.

The registrar account.

in his quarterly and that relates to the first "No. "
Still-births," if a return, is reported to the rule as regards on a coroner's the birth or death registers, 86.According , " Still-birth .

be made in either of Still-Births," , the recording payment is stated alive, cordance with the finding steps to have the birth registered no entry is to but on the" List and the above rule holds good with regard a second time, and as to the the finding of the jury, that the child was born of additional , on the "Coroner's Return.
of the jury, and immediately in the prescribed must at once register of the "Still-birth fee.

If, however, the registrar the death, in ac­ manner.

take to .

87.The registrar preserve must carefully them at the end of each quarter along with his certified all coroner's returns, to the copies.

This are instructed registrar that the superintendent registrars and must deliver superintendent is so important not to certify the registrar's returns collated.
are delivered to them, when the certified copies are accounts for fees unless these 88.In case a coroner should by mistake a return which he ought to have addressed registrar, must forthwith division, wherein registered the registrar transmit such death occurred, it by post to the registrar of the or in which it should of returning as the case may be.

instead be send to the registrar to some other it to the coroner, REQUISITION FOR NEW REGISTER BOOKS.
89.\Vhenever either is nearing of the register completion, books in the custody he must at once apply of by to the Registrar General for a new one, at the same time the registrar letter stating: (a)The number of spaces for entries contained in the one about to be filled, Registration of Births and Deaths.

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2009 used, and (b)The number of such spaces (c)The number available.

When the new reg ister shall registrar must check contained General accompany such new register.
the form of receipt have been received the pages, and the number of spaces by him, the in it, and must sign and return to the Registrar for original Reg ister, which will REGISTRAR TO ALLOW SEARCHES OF Hrs REGISTERS.

being made to him to him of the search 90.The registrar times, must on application mentioned, and on payment at all reasonable fee hereafter register book in his keeping, under his hand, of any entry in the same.
the registrar For every such search allow search to be made of any and shall give a copy, certified from the person searching for every single sum of twenty-four certified cents.

shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty-four cents, and the of an entry in the register extract 91.The registrar of any entry, purpose issued in book-form, must on no account on one of the printed issue a certified extract, for the forms issued office.

These forms are with foils and counterfoils.


register from the general except 92.The registrar must carefully keep the counterfoils he should apply to the Registrar and when a new book is required, General old book or counterfoils.

for one by letter, and at the same time return the 93.The registrar must not suggest to persons registering of the and deaths that they should take certificates births are These informants entries of which they give information.
and any entry, not bound in any way to take a certificate of it is only when they ask for one, of their own free will, that the registrar is to supply it.

94.Whenever the registrar is called upon to give an extract of an entry of birth or death at the time of registering, birth or death has already been registered, applying will not be entitled that for the certified to charge the search fee, in addition extract.

or if the and the person he to gives the date and place of such birth or death, 2010 Cap.
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THE REGISTRAR TO PREPARE, SIGN AND DELIYER CERTIFIED COPIES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR.
95.Everv regi<;trar must, in the months of January, on such days as may from time to time be make and deliver April, to the a true copy of all the General, of his district, by the Registrar registrar July and October, appointed superintendent entries during the preceding true copy of the deaths regigterecl copies deaths, must be made on the forms of births, fmnishecl of births registered by the registrar three months, and in the same manner a These in his death register.

for the purpose.
for the purpose.

by him in the register of births and the forms of 96.The registrar be an exact and literal and the registrar any mis-spelling is not at liberty in the original entry.
must take great care that the copy shall of the entries transcript in the registers, to even correct in the copy ... 97.The registrar must deliver and deaths for the preceding times, of births at various care not to soil them, nor to crease necessary, for transmission to the general nor in separate the copies of all of the entries at once, and not quarter He must also take portions.

them more than is absolutely registrar before they are folded by the superintendent register office.
98.The registrar .quarter must not insert any entries any particular last day of that quarter.

copies in his certified for to the subsequent registered 99.The registrar must note that under section of Births and Deaths Ordinance, the deputy registrar, Resistration regn.trar, after being duly required certificate to do so, shall be liable not exceeding forty-eight or during one calendar for every such offence to forfeit a sum such certified shall refuse to deliver dollars.
or the acti�� registrar) month neglect copy or such who 67 of the any person (the 100.The registrar must insert in the upper part of each page after the words " Superintendent copies, District" the name of the district, of his certified Registrar's line after the words " Registrar's number of his division, district, has been done in ( or Deaths) " Births and in the next " the " ancl " Division in words, and the name of his He will then fill in all of the blanks, as the namely-After register, -........ .... ... .. ...... " .... Division.. ............ the original in the.
respectively.

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2011 and the name of his he must write the number of his division district, and then the name of the county in which such lies.

division 101.The registrar must also fill in, and sign the certificate at the bottom of each page of his certified copies, of Births District, " I, John Cox, Registrar ....... as follows- .

.

and Deaths in the.

.

........ in the County of.

..................... ... .... .


...... that this is a true Copy of the Registrar's " Division.. "do hereby certify "Book of Births within "the entry of the Birth (or Deaths) "to the entry of the Birth (or Death) of... " No... .......... ..... " day of... ....... ....

Witness .. .

.. .. 19... ,.......... .

.... :.... ........ (or Deaths) the said Division, from of.

................... .

-·-········ my hand, this ............... ................ .................. .. No ...................... .

.
.

... .

.

"J. Cox, Registrar."


to the superintendent 102.The registrar, when he delivers copies the certified and that of deaths, and that of deaths, registrar registrar of births of births superintendent every entry that appears tendent of births that appear in them as having been registered particular copies book in the register of the entries must also have his register book from which he will read, and the each and The superin­ will examine on the certified will also further examine quarter, for that quarter.
and compare copies.
all of the entries during the have been faithfully and that of deaths, to see whether the original copied in the certified registrar register is unable to visit a registrar for the purpose of such registrar's office or of collating of the superintendent 103.When the superintendent copies, not being within office or dwelling-house on account registrar's the certified dwelling-house registrar, the re$IBtrar the certified copies, have acknowledged take the original registers when he goes to the superintendent of collating and when to have received of births the said certified easy reach copies.
must forward by post or safe messenger the superintendent shall registrar must them, the registrar and deaths along with him registrar for the purpose 104.Neither the superintendent registrar to post, take, carry, shall attempt at the same time as the certified carried to be transmitted, any superintendent or send any original whether copies, the same are from any registrar or forwarded to or vice versa, or from any registrar, nor the registrar register 2012 Cap.

162.]

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superintendent office, under penalty (Sec.

53 of Chapter or any regii:;trar of a stm1 not exceeding 162.)

registrar to the general forty-eight register dollars.

105.In case any certified copy of any register of births and office or to the superintendent copy is made in a carele�s deaths is lost in the course of transmission register certified superintendent registrar, which must be collated, hereinbefore mentioned consistent copies.
shall forthwith signed, The registrar registrar or illegible procure must forthwith with the foregoing make, prepare provided.

certified, to the general or in case any manner, the fresh copies, and forwarded in the events above regulation, such fresh certified and sign, as is as 106.It is very desirable each entry in the register certified to make all his copies at one time.
that the registrar soon after book, make hi· copy on the form of shall, copy, rather than wait until the end of the quarter REGISTRAR TO )JAKE OUT AN ACCOUNT FOR FEES EACH QUARTER.

107.At the same time as the regi::;trar delivers the certified the rate of twenty-four an from the setting forms issued registrar, he shall also deliYer forth such sums as he may be to the superintendent by him during the preceding office.
on the said account at made out on one of the printed register to receive copies account, general entitled cents for every entry of birth or death, that may have been registered amount for every ·· still-birth recorded appear to the superintendent careless refrain from certifying matter to the Registrar matter, the circumstances quarter, , .

buried in his division Should any entry hand-\\Ti the registrar's ting, he should and refer the in the by him during the said quarter.
ancl either allow or dis-allow manner or in an illegible who will adjudicate to have been made in a such fee, according registrar and a similar account, of the case.

General, and to entry have been 108.Should any the deputy registrar separate accounts provided.

(or acting registrar must be made and delivered as aforesaid as the case may by be) as hereinbefore registered Registration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

2013 CORRECTION OF AN ERROR OR ERRORS BY ORDER OF THE MAGISTRATE.
109.No registrar is empowered, if he <liscover that an error has been made in any register, may report such error to the magistrate will summon such persons give information been satisfied registrar concerning such that an error has occurred, to amend the entry.

as are concerned, error, to amend the entry.


But he who or who are able to and after he shall have be will direct the in writing of the district, 110.On receipt of the order in writing, any alteration signed by the of the original the erroneous entry by means of in which he must state the number of containing the and the error, correct without the registrar magistrate, entry will thereupon an entry on the margin the entry and the column thereof, correction as dn.
'ected the marginal when such correction be signed by the person applying where the error is discovered registrar.

(See append.ix " E. ") by the magistrate.

He shall then sign entry and add the day of the month and year was made.
The marginal for the correction other than the by any person, entry shall also in cases 111.The registrar must make a similar marginal but if the certified alteration copy of the entry corrected, been forwarded to the general must make the marginal book, and forward to the Registrar in the certified copy has already office, the registrar register in writing extract marginal received of the correction in the General the order with a certified with the entry, as it appears in the register from the magistrate together note included.
register 112.In case both the register book and certified copy have to the general been forwarded immediately fonvard to the Registrar circumstances.

General the order in writil1g with a short letter from the magistrate explaining the register office, the registrar must TRAVELLING BY REGISTRARS.

113.Expenses with regard to travelling previous without the are not to be permission of incurred the Registrar by any registrar General.
114.In all cases where such permission is asked for, the registrar must furnish (I)The reasons for visiting.

a statement showing: 2014 Cap.

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(2)The place or places (3)The conveyance ( 4)The estimated (5)The prooable by him.

to be visited or conveyances to be used.

liable expenses length of time that will be employed to be incurred, in and connection with such visit or visits.
115.If such permission the registrar to travel in rendering General, must <lo so on the form to be supplied showing: he must furnish a statement visited (1)The places (2)The hour of departure with dates of visits.

is granted by the Registrar his account for such travelling, him for the purpose, and and the hour of his return (3)The conveyance (4)The result of such visit or visits.

from his office, or dwelling-house, thereto.

used, and or conveyances Regs.

13th June, 1927.


116.Over and above the actual reasonable will also be allowed expenses a subsistence tra veiling incurred, allowance the registrar at the following rate: Per day of 24 hours 96 cents N.B.

9 hours up to 13 hours will count as ½ day and 13 hours up to 24 hours 1 day.

Every hour will be allowed in excess of the above rate.

at one-twenty-fourth of 24 hours CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE REGISTRAR GENERAL.
117.All letters, requiring answers, which may be sent to the registrar to promptly.

from the general register office, must be replied 118.When writing to the Regjstrar General the registrar should always use the printed the purpose, the number of his division and he should quote on the top right hand and the name of his district.

him for forms supplied letter corner 119.The registrar must not include more than one subject in one letter.
120.When replying register to a minute paper sent him from the office, he must not write his reply on a separate general piece of paper, but must do so on the minute paper itself, immediately below the communication addressed to him.

Registration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.


2015 121.Whenever the registrar writes a letter to the Registrar with reference General of which may be in the general the number and date of the entry; of writing no copy he must enclose a certified extract to any entry of a birth or death, register office, he must quote a copy of such entry at the general but if there be at the time office, register thereof.

DUTIES OF THE REGISTRAR UNDER THE ORDINANCE, CAP.

146.
146.

VACCINATION 8 of the Vaccination Ordinance, each on or within seven days with him of the birth of any child not according to that Ordinance to the form No.
l (which forms are 122.Under section of births give a notice and deaths shall, registrar after the registration already vaccinated, in the schedule contained the registrar furnished to the person the like effect, or mother or to the person or to the father requiring of such child, to the provisions according the days, hours, and places of the vaccination attend for the purpose from the general giving wherein of performing district, such child to be duly vaccinated of that Ordinance, when and where the public and specifying vaccinator such child resides, will the vaccination.
the notice register office) or to of birth to him, having the custody 123.Each registrar, under section 19 of the must once at least in every month, transmit to each public comprised under his hand to of infants be a true return, by him.
twelve months of age, which have been registered whose district certified and of all deaths vaccinator in such place, of all births a return under same Ordinance, by post or otherwise is wholly or partly 124.In certain districts of the Colony, officer of his division; the registrar a list of the duties is also ex officio vaccination required of him if so appointed, registrar in the letter will be notified he is also ex officio vaccination is given in appendix " G".
Every of his appointment, whether officer of his division.

REGISTRAR MISCELLANEOUS TO MAKE HIMSELF CONVERSANT OFFENCES AND PENALTIES WITH REGISTRATION, ETC.

must read carefully, WITH THE and make himself IN CONNECTION 125.The registrar conversant "H" hereto, the several must also warn persons of the penalty penalties with the several offences with regard to registers, enumerated in appendix registration, etc., and in connection with such offences.

He about to commit any of these offences to.


they will make themselves liable 2016 Cap.

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126.He must also immediately the full particulars to the report in writing where it of any instance has been that any of these offences General Registrar has come to his knowledge committed.

REGISTRAR TO COLLECT AND FORWARD TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL ALL CERTIFICATES, EAST INDIAN AND ETC., OF DECEASED OTHER I:mnGRANTS.
and forward 127.The registrar must retain for transmission General ment, all certificates or papers of identification and other immigr ants, that may be handed to him for the purpose of registering the to the Commissioner deaths of such persons.

of East Indian to the Registrar of Local Govern­ CERTIFICATE OF DEATH OF CHE)JIST AND DRUGGIST TO BE SENT TO THE REGISTRAR OF CHE:\IISTS AND DRUGGISTS.
128.The registrar upon registering transmit the death of any chemist by post to the registrar Georgetown, a certified extract of and druggist of chemists the entry of such death.

must forthwith and druggists, 129.On receipt of such certified will transmit extract the registrar the cost of such extract of chemists to the registrar.
and druggists 130.If the registrar be in doubt as to whether the deceased person was a registered Pharmacy inquiry before chemist Ordinance, of the registrar to him the certified on the subject transmitting and Poisons and druggist under the Cap.

141, he should make of chemists extract and druggists, of the entry.

LETTERS, ETC., ON REGISTRATION BUSINESS SENT FREE OF POSTAGE.
131.By section 57 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance, i-;ections registrar, General, transmitted all letters sent by post under the provisions 26 and 27, all letters or superintendent and parcels registrar, and all letters from the general or to the Registrar office, shall be register of to any addressed free of postage.

132.The Appenclices hereto are deemed to form part of these regulations.

Regs.

13th June, 1927.

133.These regulations Births and Deaths Regulations.
may be cited as the Registration of Reg istration of Births and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

2017 APPENDIX A.

LIST OF ARTICLES, WRICH SHOULD BE IN THE POSSESSION OF EVERY REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEA.TBS.

I.A Registration 2.A Sign-plat with key.

Canister, with number of the Division and name of the District, as well as tho hours of business painted thereon.

of births.

of deaths.

3.

A Book of Regulations.

4.

A register 5.A register 6.Forms, certified 7.Forms, certified 8.Forms, still-births.
9.Forms, duplicate 10.

(In remote d.istricts-Vide still-births.

Appendix of births.

of deaths.

copies copies births.

B, only).

Forms, info_rmation of 11.

(In remote districts-Vide Appendix B, only).

Forms, information of and give information.

B, only).

Forms, notice to fill cause of death.

book-foil book-foil and counterfoils.

and counterfoils.

for registry for registry of baptismal of name, without name, after registration.

baptism, after registra- under 1 year of age.

only).
only).

Weekly mortality Nos.

1, 2, 3 and 4. and certificates, statements.

(foil and counterfoils).

of death (foil and counterfoils).

(9 ins.

x 4 ins.

), small (Note size).

deaths.

12.Forms, notices 13.Forms, notict:l!

14.Forms, notices 15.

(In remote districts-Vide up information to medical o?births.

of deaths.

to attend papers.

man to certify Appendix 16.Forms, notice 17.An extract of births 18.An extrMt of deaths 19.Forms, certificate 20.Forms, certificate tion.
of causes certificates East Indian return.

of still-births in Georgetown notices 21.Forms, vaccination-monthly return of births.

of deaths return 22.Forms, vaccination-monthly 23.Forms-illegitimate 24.

(Registrars 25.Forms,-vaccination 26.Book of certificates 27.Book of medical 28.A supply 29.A supply 30.A supply 31.Registration 32.Pens.

33.A penholder.

34.A pencil.

35.Fonrui, quarterly 36.Forms, quarterly 37.Forms, informing certified of note paper.

of envelopes-official of blotting accounts.


reqnisition.

superintendent copies.

paper.

ink.

38.Forms-superintendent registrar making appointment to collate certified copies.

registrar of readiness to collate 2018 Cap.

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APPENDIX B.

PLACES IN RESPECT OF WHICH NOTICES OF BIRTHS AND SECOND SCHEDULE TO THE DEATHS MAY BE GIVEN IN WRITING-Vide REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ORDINANCE.
From and exclusive and its tributaries Pomeroon other lakes on the ER:,;equibo in cultivation.

plantations coa:st. COUNTY OF ESSEQUIBO.

I Devonshire of Plantation and the Tapacoomn and islanrls: Lake.

and the rxcept imch part,; as belong to cane Castle to the RiYer Creek and its tribntaries: the Supenaam The Supenaam tribut.tries Plantation s<>ttlement of Leµ:uan, and islands, from Philadelphia and the town of Rartica; and Tiµ:er islands.
Wakenaam, and its the River Essequibo Creek on the one bank, ancl the penal exclusive excepting of Essequibo, on the other bank upwards, nu<l the islands Creek, The left bank of the Boerasirie beyond where it adjoins any rune plantation.

*Th<> Korth-Western District, excPpt i\Iorawhnnnu•and Baramanni.

The River Demerara and islands, from Plantation COUNTY OF DEMI.;RAR.\.

and its tributaries Vrie!llaucl upwards.


on the west bank, and Plantation Golden Grove on the east bank The right bank of the Boerasirie Creek, beyond where it adjoins any cane plantation.

The l\Iahaica the west bank, and the bridg(' on thP east hank.

Creek ancl its tributaries, aboYc Plantation Cane Grove ou The Mnhaicony Creek and its trihutarieR, ahm·e Reli!

'f Villa�c on the eaRt bank, and Felicity on the we:;t hank.

The Ahary Cr<'<'k ancl iti; tributarirs, above the bridge.

COUNTY OF BERBlCE.
COUNTY OF BERBlCE.

Thr RiYer Berbice and its tributaries nnrl isl.uuls, from Plnutatiou Highbury on the rast Lank, and Ithaca on the west bank, upwards.

The Cauje Creek and its tributaries, from Plantation Goldstone Hall on the east hank, and �andYoort on the west bank, upwards.

The Corentyne roast, from Ulvcrston upwarcll'I to .\.namoronusi, or Ko.

66 Crrek.

The Ri\·er from Plantation Corentvue Skel<l.on upwartls.

mul itq lributaril's on the west hank and 1slantls, *Added by Order in Council Xu.
1 i7 published iJ1 the Gazette of the 28th April, 1917.

?'

(1) When the Birth is registered on the Information of the Father.

EXAMPLES SHOWING APPENDIX TO BE REGISTERED.

C. Co - --- --2 luruns:-1 _ ) g <l ::::l · N Wben and where N me If any Sex born a ' o.

� I r<I .•.

_ __:_ .J 4 r I Name and surname Name and surname, Ra nk or .
and mnlden surnnmc professio olbei: description of father and · • other dcscrfpt1on of mother, l t,:, 11 ISixth January, John Boy IJames Rea, Black, ISarah ilea, formerly Ill, 1868, Lot No.

Hlqh Street, (2)When the Birth � _re�stered Ward .i on the Information Native of Barbados Thompson, I of the Mother.

Black, Native of British Guiana and falber resldonco I lnformaut n of qualification and When Signature of added of I registered RCJtlstrar registration Signature, II �� !
::tt � "'· � of birth, __ Carpenter Jomes Rea, Lot No.

}'other, Tenth John Cox, IU�h J1muary, Registrar I Street 1869 111, l_ --� I _ I 9 \ 10 aner Baptl•mal names, lf How OuGHT 5.

__ = 6 - �-- 7 BIRTHS 20 Fourth Januory, 1875, Lot 217, Emlly Girl John :WU-tin, PorlU)luesc, Marr .llartln, Shopkeeper LnDlllho Street, N. Cun\t��•�urg, (3)When the Birth is registered on the Infonnation Native of l\ladelrn formerly Gomes, PortuJ{ue�e, Na live of British Gufana of the Occupier.
I Mary Marlin, Lot 217, Lamaha Street Mother, Twentieth January, R. Hope, Registrar 1875 60 Twentieth I February, 1875, 25 Princes Street, Charlestown, J"nne Girl Wllllarn Ford, Wblte, Nntlve of British on the � ormation Guiana (4)When the Birth is registered Ward 7 Sarah �'ord, formerly Cox, White, )latlvc or Barbados Engineer Joseph Ross, Occupkr, 26 Princes Charlestown Street, 1875 Twenty-lint February, Registrar S. Edwards I of the Nurse._.

______ _ 41 (5) tendent, etc.


John Public March, 1901, Hospltnl, Georgetown 19 I Tcntl1 (6)When a living child.
14 J.h'in" new-horn I child found exposed on Flflll July, 1902, Yllssengeo Queelllitown, Word o Road Flnh June, 1&18, 102, King tltreet, Lacyl<>wn, Ward 4 When the Birth takes place in a Public Institution, formerly Mixed, Native of British and is registered Nurse-Mldwlfe, 1'1, Eaat Street, Cummlngsburg John Jones, Deputy Registrar of the Chief Resident Ja.ne Turner, Not Stated Mary Perkins, Twenty-first on the Information Boy Not Stated etc., (lllxed) June, 1888 Guiana Brown, (Cook) Boy Robert Perkins, I new-born child has been found exposed, _.
White, Xatlvo of En11l11ud _ .

_ _ _ _ ___ I Dat.y Perkins, Overseer Robert Clarke, f Eleventh Re•ldent Surgeon, �larch, 1901 1 formerly France, White, Xntlve of Public and the Birth is registered on the Information Hospital Georgetown Trinidad Bamford, Registrar of the Person who found the Barry _ Officer, superin­ n (I) -= ,--, ,.. c,, (Black) Girl Unknown I Unknown Unknown Peters, William P .C.
2183, who found the child, Kitty Village i Tenth July, W. H. James, , 1902 Registrar i:s ......... � � b::t ;t·�r.,, l � a �r.,, � �...... � How on the information BIRTHS OUGHT TO BE REGISTERED.- (Cont£nued).

of the Mother only.

(7) child is registered When the Birth of an illegitimate - .APPENDIX O.-EXAMrLEs S1wwING- I �,-1 .

·-· r I I .

2 I 3 4 No.

When nml wllere 1 , born Nnme, If any Sex offotber,.=!1 surname of mother profesS10ll residence of registered l!.
:une nnd surname nnd mnldeu Rank ?r qunl!Jloatiou other descript1 00 Notf\�-- 110 Fourth .August, 1910 (Portuguese) (1 Ueglllmllte) When the Birth of an illegitimate Bu.dun VUloge child is registered on the information Portuguese, of British Q'ield Lnbourcr) .Nuti-vc Guinna The mark of X Mnrln.
do Jesus, Mother, Buxton 1010 anu :Mother, of the Fat!Jer _,_._lll_a"_-• __ � lloy 1 (8_) .Jose 5 I o I 1 I s I o Nnme IUld surnamo I I ISignature, I and oU\er or father lnformnnt dcscrlplmn Mru:la de Jesus, I Not Stnted I ofnei:rlstrar I ,1dded Baptiilmal c-, names, if � ..... of birth, ____ __, .

nnd date �w A. Wlllinms, Registrar who both sign the Register.
Sbi:tecnth A_ugust, roglstrn.tion nl'ter I 1md ,VhWJ J:;ignnture 10 I):) 0 1:-o 0 77 First O<'loher, M,1rtha I Girl Arll1ur Jordlln, Louisa Drown, MLxed, :-lntlvc of Black, Native of 1011, Farmer A. Jortlnn, (9) Plal&Jrnce [ Yllloge I When t,he Birth took plac·e _ -�-------- I on a Sugar Estate, ------------ Ouhrnn DrltlBh and is registered Mother.
in writing on information Guiarui Brltlsh I Somnrln Girl I ' ' (10)When the Birth took place on a Coasting Vessel, and is registered Rnmsnmmy, J orkoe, Cnlou tta Field lmruigrll)lt Madras, No.

40, ex G,rnges 1S8� lmmlgrant, ll.

'< Pcrsln, 1886 53.

Labourer tlrsl l P11p,•r or Master.

of the Cu.ptain on the information A.l•\[R. ' -.- Success, as per 1908 Inforlllll tlon Plnulnllon � Mnnager, - - Louisa Brown, October, Ramer Plni.,,Me lOll from the man:�ger.

_!_ .

FaU,er Nine(eentll I;fosepb .


David flrant, I Twrnty k,: Ylllng,, .

Ileglstmr .A.

Ford, Registrar February, Acting :!lo.

nm, Grant, (11)When the Birth took place on a mining Claim or Woodcutting and is registered of the Superintendent .Alhert Doy .Ulackmau, nester 8111rkni,u1, Gold-miner XaUYO of formerly BarblldOij, Mora- whonnu, N.W.D.
Trinidad I Black, Nutive of ll Il Cnptain, ll, "" per Information Henry C.:nrter, I Eleventh •1• Carlton May, 1916 I on the information D.ll./R._ --'------'------"--- D. Irenry, Registrar Paper -- 99 Nlnlh Fehru11ry, 1908, Plant1Ltlon SucvetiR .

15 On board lhe s/s Carll"n Hllll otr L<•gu,10 on Tenth MIil", 19Jr.

or manager.

IBlack.

IIeury � � �­� � ..... �- � b;:t �: "" 1 ;:::-.

� � 213 Tw�nty.fln,t Rohee Doy i.ru:ec, Nnth·e East Inatan !J.R.

2H of 1883 LukpK I.en, JU!.


180 of 1886, Nn.Uve East Indian Labo1tter .James Brown.

Teutll Snperlntomleut,, September, R. Hope, Registrar i 1014.

On August, Grant Hope, l'ilP�r ruver Demerar1t (12)When the Birth is registered after the expiration of Three mm1ths, of Twelve months.

DemoratC< R but before the expiration per Information Paper R.II./R.

Grnnt Ho1ic, 'Ve,.

as 1914 230 Tw elf lh April.


I Arlhur IDoy IHenry aobn Sutclllfc, IEllznl)e 1908, FriendshJ1> Vlilnge ,____ -- ---�------- Black, British Native of fonnorly t h Rutolllfo, .

Guiana horn Robinson.

--- --- _.,.

....... ,,A-... ..,.,.

I Wat.kins.

FC<ther, IAugUst, Superlntendenl Tnilor II.

J. Sutcliffe, Tenth J. Robin.son, I b'ricndshiJ) I Vlllnae ·1 OAA llegislrar llegistrflT.

-�- -- A. Jl.

SmJU1, I -----�---- SnoWING How on the information DEATHS OuGHT TO BE REGISTERED.
of one of the persons at the death.

present - i;:i ·1 < 0 r' � I "" ""* b.j (1)When the Death occurs Columns:-1 - I ---- 2 in a HoUJle, and is registered APPENDIX D. EXAMPLES -- 3 I 4 Name and surname IRank or profe11Slon I I Samuel Thomas, l Male f40 years Engtueer, I and other Sex Age description and is registered in a House, 5 6 No.
J When and where died 58 January, lH, 1005, ISeventh Lot White, Native of George Street, England Werk-en-Rust, When the Death occurred Ward 6 and other Cause of death and residence description of tnformant 7 I Signature, 8 0 description When Signature registered Jwglstrar of of !

::cl -8 by Present at death, January, 1905 Registrar Martha Baker, Twelfth I 188.

IIW, Married Malarial Fever-JO days.

CerWled I J.l'ollard of some person , M.D.

23.


North Street, Robbstown on the information in attendance during last illness of deceased.

Twenty-fifth Mary Levy, lllied, Female Augu•t, 1906, Native of l.larbados I - 80 When the Death occurred in a House, and is registered on the information 1 year• Wa..hcrwoman, Tctanus-3 Spinster Certified da�s-:-Bertha Ross, Twenty-ftftb by Nurse In attendance August, T J. Clarke, of the Occupier M.R.C.S., on deceased, , 25 Princes Street, Eng., L.ll.C.P.
of the House or tenement Charlestown Lond.

R. Hope, � C 1906 Registrar � ttj in which such (2) 110 (3) 191 26, Oronoquo Street, Ward 8 Uourda, death took l)lace.

1007, I f Tenth 111ny, 25, Prlnres Street, .Blnck, Native of \Yard 7 Charl�town, Guiana British (4)When the Death occurred in a House, and is registered _Q.Ue,rltltrul le) _ took place.
John Gadsen, Male 6 wecka Son nf Mary Gadsen, Dome,itlc by on the information Infantile John Morton, Oc,·upler, Certllled H. Smith, M.B., 25, Princes Street, of one of the Inmates __ _ Ch.

B., Edin.

Eleventh lll.ay, 1907 of the House in which such death Charlestown Dcblllt)' , Thos.

Ward, 1 oo�.

19, go Fourteenth lllarch, Queen Lot Street, South Cummlngsburg, (5)When the Death occurred 1014, Wurd 3 Lalea, B.R.

217 of 1880, Xatlve Enst lndtn.n in an Institution Malo In Town Gang, Sln�lc Dysentery.
No lledical Attendant of the Chief Resident on the Information Queen Street, South <.

:ummlng•burg 19, X.The mark of Sooka Inmate, and is registered , -2� years ILabourer 14 (6) Tenth April, East I Bnlkaran, Indian lmml= nt, No.

99, ex Ganges, When the Death occurred Almt; llouse, Ucor1tetown 53 years No occupation, Chronle Brights, Tbos.

Archer, Chief lte.sldC11t of the Chief Resident , John Martin Cox, I Male 38 years Blllck.smltb ILeprotlc Inllltrallon.
in an Institution, lijO� on the information by Jos.

Brown, M.D., Medical Officer and is registered Officer, A.lru.s Rouse Certified th No,•ember Widower Male 1912, I I � 21 Certltled Jllcdlcal H. Thompson, IFourteenth Superlnten- 1912 November, I Rcgt.trar II .O'Brlen ,- Hospital Leprosy Black, Native of , ll.ahalca Gulana British I • I j dent, Leprosy ll.. as per Hospital, Papen.

Information H.O.D .• 1:-:l 0 t-:> ..... § � Registrar t:J � ;:::-.� Fourteenth l Wm.

March, 1904 Spencer, Regl,trar Register.


n Officer, who signs the ,---, .g ..... fJ April, 1914 Reg!J,trnr Paper.

Officer by Information Twelfth I S. Ed wards, i. "'

'""· �-� (7)When the Dea.th is registered on the information contained in a Coroner's Return of a Preliminary Investigation.

APPENDIX D. EXAMPLF.S SHOWING Ilow DEATllS OuGHT TO BE REG1STF.RED-(Co11timm/).

� t◊ I\:) CohW1na:-1 I --- - � � :!

�� --,- ----;- I 4 a I No. '

When and where died and otl\er : Sex dt=!


'cript,un Kame and •urname I Age - - 5 o ---- 7 Rank or profe,;slon I Signature, description and uther CaUlle of death and ,.,.idenco cif rc�-�e<l IS Informant � • d,-.erlptlon u • t"( \ .

1��,: -� • n C � '"Cl s o I ,rato-40 years Porter, �ln�Je EpUrr•Y l'rellntlrmry Tnv..,.tl- �� Tenth �•11temher, )lnrgan.
�\"illl>m 1010, r'ouucl Jlln1·k, uf on Klnaslon !lrltlBh el<pn,r<l Ward I Mtdlln", ,\ati\·e Gula1111 I I --- gntion Thirteenth - R. Olto�, • ,_.. held Twrlrtlt Soptember.

Re�lstrar O') � 1.......1 1 �PJ1lernber, 1010.

1010 Jamf'B llall, J.P., 1 l'oroner, II.

0 ./ lt. - .

a rrled Sulcltle by )I �-- Drownln� lru111••l Twenth1U1 1 roncluded AuflU_Sl 1912.

Twenty-fourth July, 1012 David Otway, ROKl.strar (8)When the Death is re!
!i.stere<l on the information contained in a Coroner's Return of the findin� of 11, ,Jury concerning such death.

Julr .

'ilnete,:-nth l 012, Dt-merara River, off �ln.rkct Susan Tllnd.•, lllxe<l, .

'intlve or Uorbnclos �telUng Female 35 years Domestic, (9)When the Death occurli on a Plantation and is re¢.stered � information Jolin Xobb, J.r .. Coroner.

D.u./R.

of the )fanaii:er.

on the written - ----� 10 Nineteenth }'ebrunry, 1(10,; I�Jautatlon :-lut·c•ffiS .-\.bdcw)I ex )toy, 180,'i.

Eruit No.
Eruit No.

�.111, lndiun lmmhmrnt .

- ' �lale 40 years Labourer, )1arrled Dysentery, M.D.

by J. l'olLud, Certified A• rer Information Paper Bigt1'1<l hy }"ebruary, J.Miller, Twenty-second Deputy 1008 _ Registrar b:1 ~.

..... J. Walth.

,1anngcr, Plsntattou Success.

J.M./R.

(10)When �he Death_?c_c�i:._ on a 1:'l��tation and is rei.,rister :��u information from the_M�nag:.r who_ i� present and signs the Register.

13 Flfleenth Plantat June.

1�13, Ion lllamond Jl.R.


n51 S0<lk1,al1, of 1>1110, IW!t lndlnn Nutln, or British Clulnna Female 14 ye.nr21 Labourer, n. Sln�l• Tetanus, C'crtlfted M.B., (Jorln�.

Ch B., Edlo.

,T. FlnlnydOn, )tanal(er, Diamond Planlullon by Sixteenth JUDe, lYI� R. Cox, Registrar (11)When the Death occurs from a Bo_at going to� coming from a Mining District and is registered b_y the �oat Captain.
20 Elcl1th May, 1897, Matope l'n!Ls, Cuyunl Rlwr Joyn Taylor, Dlack Bnrbadlnn on a Vessel (12)When the Death occurs or Craft within the limits Married of the Colony.

Xot C<'rllftod 43 years Ool<I Digger, Accidental DrownlnR.

Dounld Smllh, Boat Capuiln, Fourth JUDe, I James Ross, I �97 1.1.

(-gl,lrar Ilarllea, E""e<JUlbo Malo OS Ninth December, 1016.

Off Daunllr•• Ialan<l.


on sloop ·• Ort'nn" of Madeira .,1anoel Gouveia, Purtu�ur•e, Native llnle 83 ycan }'armer, or the Sln'{le Fracture SkuU, cauaed b)' blow from the main hoom.

Not certJOed.

Gre+>n, 1 meventh William q�'b�i�;.

�!°',;f December 1915 P. Hender­ son, Rc(tl•t.rar Pomeroon � � ;;;-.... � c· � � ;::,,., r,, � � � � � ::::,.. ,,, Examples showing APPENDIX E. CORRECTION OF ERRORS oF FACT oR SunsTANCE OcoURRING IN BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTERS.
a.n error in date of Birth by means of Ma.rgina.l Note, on an Order from the Magistrate, (1) how to correct and (2) the Registration of Baptismal Names within 12 months of Registration and 14 days of Baptism.

5 I 6 -� --- �--------------------,--------- 7 I 8 i 0 I 10 I (Marginal Note) ------- Columns:-1 j 2 3 I I I I Name, I •l I When and No.

1 where born If any Sex fath -� · - e Name and surname or r and other Name and &urname and maiden surname of mother and other .
-- deBCrlptlon informant description Rank or profe&alon or father or the Signature, quaJlflcatlon When and residence reglBtered Signature Regl&trar or BapU.11141 names If read eleventh Entry 11.

In column 1 May, 1802, any, added in place or Fourteenth regiBtratlon after May, 1892, by order In writing signed by Mr. T. of blrtb Mayen, J.P., dated 4th and date August, 1892.

� b;;�- 11 Fourteenth John Boy May, 1892.


I Lot 14, Water Street, J Ward l 1 .l Joseph Hinds, White Native of Barbados born Ma.son, Mary HlndB, M.1%ed, Native of Trinidad I Merchant J.

Dance, Sixteenth Nurse-Midwife, I May, 1892 •s.

I H.Roper, ReglBtrar Lot Charle& Street, Charlestown 18th July, Augwit, 1802.

11.

Roper, I Jos.

Hinds, Father, 7th Joseph Maaon.

1912 Regtst.rar.


Examples showing from the Magistrate Baptism (1) how to correct of the District errors and (2) the registration in names in an Entry of Birth by means of Marginal Note on an order'.

of names given by parents or guardians, not recognising 00 I November, Eighth I Girl John Martin BIAck, born Dewar, Sarah Martin Gold Digger Surgeon, L. Morgan, Re&ldent November, ITwenty-IR.

Smlth, eighth Reglstrar Sarah 15th Johanna 1913.


Public Hospital, Georgetown I I Native of BIAck, British Native of I Guiana Brltlah Gulan& Public 1913 Hospital, Georgetown December, 11113 ' Entry 90.

In column 5 read " ward " In piAce or " Dewar " by order In writing signed by Mr. J. Wlllla1llll, February, Martin, 111:other, ruary, I OU.

R. Smlth, Reglstrar.

1914.


Sarah 12th Feb­ J.P., dated 1si ,......., n .g .... 0) t-:1 I I I 1 ' I 1 �- � [· � 0 Is:) c:,,:> E. FACT APPENDIX Example showing Magistrate of the District.

CORRECTION OF ERRORS OF errors how to correct in names in an Entry of Death by means of Marginal Note on an order in writing from the OR SunsTANCE OccURRING IN BIRTH .um DE.\TH REGISTERs--continued.

t-0 � � n .g .... a, N) ..:_, Columns:-!

2 I � 4 I When nnd Wbrrc and other !

';ex Xame and Surname I 1'o.


died de•crlpUon I A"e 5 I 6 Rank nr I and other Cnuse or Death de•crlptfon profet!6lon I Seventh Derembcr, Isaac Thomas, Male 1914.

Lot US, :BIAck, N ath·e of floor�• St., Werk-en- 1 Dnrh:tdoa Rust, Wnrd O I43 ycnrs I Porter Pneumonia.

No Cerllftcnte obtainable 8 , Entry Registrar r e a d I I I 9 1 description When re,;ldrnre of re10stered informnnt and '"�·-· 1 � ~· � � -c· � L .

.
.

Un.rru�, Seventh IPresent al l>ect'mber, bj .... � Mnyers, Instead therein appearinR, order of )Ir, 1", Johnson, J.P., dated 10th Jnnu- T. Il8"i•trnr.

13th JauUJll'y, 1915.

I 1H, Geon(e St., Deuth.

T. JlegiBtrar T h oma; of names 54. ln column Marki, ary, 11114 I Werk-en- llnrk•.

., 1015.

I1anc Ru•t � ::lj I by I Example showing from the 1'fohristru.te how to correct of the District.
writing an error in the age of the deceased in an Entry of Death by means of l\forginnl 63 Tenth April, 1"12, Success Plantation Frank Chbholm, White, �atlve of England MAie 48 years larlal J. Y. Gibson, Overseer Ya .

Fever Certified by B. Carter, l'lant:ttlou Alaon�er, G .

.\l.O.

Succeaa 1 Twelflh IR.

Gobin AprU, 1912 Re�l•lmr · Note on an order in :::,... <r.

� � t::; � .....� Entry 63.

In column 4 read 31!

years In plaoo of �8 years, by order of '1r.

ll.

Dodd•, J".P., doted Hth Mt\y, 1012.


<,) R. Ooliin.

llrglslrar, May, 1912.

16th Registration of Bi;ths and Deaths.· [Cap.

162.

2025 APPENDIX F. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DISEASES AND CAUSES OF DEATH.

N.B.

This list has been compiled from the Nomenclature List of Causes of Deaths, of Diseases, 1912, those diseases 1906, and the Manual of the International which will commonly and it comprises certificates of the causes of death as returned Practitioners quite possible more complete.

in the Colony.
in the Colony.

may occur in the Colony, A few other well known diseases, have been added to render which it is the list be found in the medical Medical by Registered (Gonoral Dropsy).

lfammae.

(of Brain, of l�ar, of Heart, etc.).

Abortion.

Absce.ss Abscessus Addi�on's Disease.

Amonorrhoes.

Amoebic Dysentery.

Anaemia.

Annaarca Anoorism.

Anouri.sm of Heart, etc.

Angina Pectoris.

AnkylostomiMis.

Ankylostome Anthrax.

Anus Imperfora.tus.

Aortic di,,eaae, Aphtha (thrush).

Apoplexy.


Apoplexy (cerebral).

Appendicithi.

.Arterio-sclcrosis.

Arthritis.

Ascites.

Asphyxia.

from drowning, hanging, overlying, strangling, Duodenal.

etc.

etc.

Asthenia.

Asthma.

Asthma-Bronchitis.

Atelectasis.

Atony (also of Uterus).

Atrophy of brain, of heart, etc.

Atheroma.

(stllte part or organ).

Carcinoma Cardiac Syncope.

Cardiac Failure.

C1trdiao Disease.

Cardiac Valvular Caries.

Catalepsy.

Catarrh of tho Bladder (Cystitis).

(ulcerative).


Cellulitis Cerebral-Abscess.

Disease.

Apoplexy.

Embolism.

Haemorrhage.

Congestion.

Softening.

Thrombosis.

Paralysis.

fever.

of tho Liver.

Cerebro-spinal Chicken pox.

Chigoe .

Chlorosis.

Cholera.

Chorea, a.cute, chronic.

Cirrhosis Colic.

Colitis.

Coma.

Concussion Congestion Conjunctivitis.

Constipation.

Consumption.

Convulsions.

Cow-pox.

Croup.

Cya.nosis.

Cynanche, 1(aligna, of Brain.

of Lungs.

sillaris.

Cystitis-acute, chronir.


Parotidea or Ton- Fever.

Bacillary Dysentery.

Basal Meningitis.

Bed-sore.

Beri-Beri.

Boil.

Black-water Blood-Poison.

Bright's a:lands, Bronchial Bronchial glnnds, Asthma.

Bronchitic Bronchitis, Acute, Chronic or Capillary.

Bronohocelo Broncho Pooumorua.. Burns (in what part?

ho,v caused?).

di'lC1t�, Acute or Chronic.

abscess of.

enlargement (Goitre).

of.

(�Ialarial or otherwise).

Cachexia Cancer.

Cancru.m oris.

Carbuncle.

ofHoart.

Debilitv.


Dementia.

Dentition.

Diabetes.

Diarrhoea.

Dilation Diphtheria.. Dislocation Dislocation Diuresis.

Dropsy.

Drowning.

Dysentery.

of peh-is.

of spine.

2026 Cap.

162.J Reg istration of Bfrths and Deaths.

Dysmenorrhoea.

Dyapepsia.

Hominis Cerebral.

puerperal.

Echjnococous Eclampsia.

Eclnrnp.•ia Ecthymn.

J<:czemit.

.

Elephantiasis Emboliam.

Embolism Embolism pulmoDRry.

Emphysemit.

Eropyema.

Encephalitis.

Endoca r<litis.


l,nlnrjl1sl Ent<'ric Enteritis.

.

EnteritiA .Epilepsy.

Epii:itaxis.

Erysipelas-simple, hurn,i patelhie.

(Ga�tro).

fever.

mo,tory.

Haematemesis.

Haematocele.

Haematuria.

He.emogloLinnrin.

Hnemoglobinurio Haemopty,<is.

from uterus-from Haemorrhage (a) placenta.

prae.-ia (b)detachment.

fever.

cerebral.

Haemorrhage, Haemorrhoids.

Heart DiscaRC.

Heart Failure.

Hemiplciria.

Hepatitis.

Herni�trangulated.

(a)FmbiHcal, (IJ) Inp;uinal, (r) :Femoral.


Rcorta.l Congenital, infantile, encysted.

di ffuHed.

cortl-encyijted, Herpes H ydrocelc--conp;cmital, H ydroeele--of Hydroecphalus.

Hydropericardium.

Hydrophobia.

Hypertrophy Hypochondriasis.

Hysteria.

or heart.

of brain, innam- phlcgmonous, Exhaustion.

Exophthalmic Lronchocclc.

lhophtbalmic Exostosis.

Exposure Extm uterine Extravasation gestation.

of urine.

goitre.

to cold.

bilious.

rerojttent, Farcy.

of the Heart.


Fatty degeneration Fever-malarial, tumour of brain.

Fibrous (or filaria..•is).

Filaria a bscelll!.

Filarinl Fistula in ano.

}'orcign bodie.• pa.�sages, oe,mphagns?

FractureH ( of what kind?)

( of what kind?)

in air Ictems.

Icthyosis.

Idiocy.

Imbecility.

lne.nition .

Incontinence Infant exposure.

Infantile Infantile Infantile lnJlammation myeliti8).

of urine.

convulsions.

pnmlyRis.

Dobilitv.

of brain (Spinal meningitis, Uteri.


Inflnmmatio Influenza..

Injury (of what kind?)

(of what part or ulcer.

of Lunp;.

Gall stones.

Gangrene.

Gangrene Gastric Gastritis.

Gastro-enteritis.

General Dropsy.

Generalised tuberonlosis.

Glanders.

Glands, of, inflammation hypertrophy suppnrntion of.

of, organ?).

fever.

Interrojttent Internal Haemorrhage (cause to be returned as stated).
Intestinal Intestinal Intestinal Intestinal Intestim\l Intestinal Intestinal Interstitial lntnssusception.

IritiR.

Catarrh.

pare.sites (or worms).

obstruction.

perforation.

stricture.

tumour (non-malignant).

ulcer (or ulceration).

Nephriti;t. of.

Glaucoma.

Glossitis.

Oedema of.

Glottis, spasm of.

Glotti�, Glottis, paralysis Goitre.

Gonorrhoea.

Gout, acute, Granuloma.

Granuloma.

Gumma.

of brain.

Gunshot wound.

pudendi.

chronic.

Jaundice.

of.


-Joints, abscess Kidney, abscess of, atrophy of, hype r­ trophy of, disease of.

Reg istration of Births arid Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

2027 stroke.

Infiltration.

Laryngitis-acute, chronic.

Lepra (Psoriasis).

Leprosy.

Leprotic Leuoocythaemia.

Lightning Liver, abscess Lobar Pneumonia.

Lock Jaw.

Locomotor Lumbago, Lumbar abscess.

Lung, abRcess of, emphysema Atnxy.

(muscular of, hyclo.tid tumour.

rheumatism).

of, oedema of, congestion of.

Lupus.


Lymphatics inflammation of, suppurati on of, gangrene of.

of.

abscess.

laceration Paraplegia.

Para-typhoid.

Parturition.

Pellagra.

Pelvic Pomphigus.

Penis, ulceration Pericarditis.

Perinephritis.

Perineum, Periostitis.

Peritonitis-acute, Pertussis (Whooping Phagedaena.

Pharyngitis.

Phlebitis.

Phlegmasia Phthisis, acute, Piles (haemorrhoids).

Plague.

Pleurisy.

Pneumonia chronic, cough).

alba dolena.

of.


of, rupture chronic, double, (Lobar, (Malarial llfnlaria fovor).

;\Ialformation.

Malignant pustule.

Malnutrition.

Mania.

l\Iarasmn.s.

Mastoid abscess.

Mastoid disease.

Measles.

Mechanical distorted obstacle or contracted to action of uterus- pelvis.

pulmonalis.

tubercular.

lobar, broncho, acute).

Poison (cause of poisoning as given on right of left enlargement of.

laryngeal.

haemorrhage.

shock.

birth (prematurity).

labour.


certificate to be returned).

uterine, nasal, Polypus, Post-partum Post-partum Pregnancy.

Premature Premature Privation.

ani.

Prolapsus Prostate, chronic Psoas abscess.

Psoriasis.

Puerperal convulsions fever.

Puerperal mania.

Puerperal peritonitis.

Puerperal septicaemia.

Puerperal Pu.lex penetrans Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Purpura-simple, ophthalmia.

Purulent Pyaemia.

Pyelitis.

Pyroais.

Pyrexia.

apoplexy.

embolism.

congestion.

(Chlgoe).


Haemorrhagic.

(or eclampsia).

tuberculosis.

l\Ielancholia.

Meningitis.

Menorrhagia.

Metritis.

Metro-peritonitis.

i\Iiliary Milk fever.

Mitra!

Disease.

;\fitral Mitra!

regurgitation.

;\follities ;\forbilu Mumps.

Myelitis.

:iryocarditis.

Myocarditis, ossium.

(l\Ieasles).

stenosis.

Fibroid.

Necrosis.

Neglect.

Nephritis.

Neuralgia.

0 bstipation.

Oedema of Glottis.

Oesophagus, of.

Old age.


Operations-Amputations, Incisions, stricture Ex- Quinsy.

(Conjunctivitis).

etc.

chronic.

cisions, Ophtbalmia Orchitis, acute, Osseous tumour of brain.

Ostitis.

Osteo-arthritis.

Ovary, encysted Ovarian of uterus.

Over-distension dropsy of.

cysts.

Pancreas, Paralysis abscess of the insane.

of, calculi.

of.

fistula.. Recto-vaginal abscess Rectum, fever.

Relapsing fever.

Remittent of placenta.

Retention of urine.


Retention Rheumatism, acute, chronic, gonorrhoeal, muscular.

fever.

Rheumatic Rickets.

Rubeola Rupia.

Rupture Jung.

(Measles).

of artery, of bladder, of heart, of 2028 Cap.

162.]

Registration of Births and Deaths.

cause as given on ci,rtificate).

Salpingitis.

Saptaemin.

Scabie.q .

Scalds (in whnt part?

and how caus<.

'<i Scarlatina.

Scarlet nnnt.

!

?over- simple, nn11inose, malig- ?

).

0 (8curvy).

Scorbutus Scorfula.

Scurvy.

Senilitv.


Senile dcbility.

Senile gangrene.

Septicaemia..

Shock (state Sloughing SloughiuJ!

: Small-pmc--conlluent, phageclnenn .

sore-throat.

semi-con!luent, dis- tinct, pctochial.

whether nftcr successful not).

haemorrhagic nwcination (state or stri<lulus).

.

of.

croup (Lnryngimu� cancer of, perforation Spnsmo<lio Spcnnatorrhoen Spinn bilida.

Spinn!

meningitis.

of.

Spine, caries Necrosis Spine, Spleen, congestion of.

of.

Spleen, rupture Stomach, Stomatitis.


Stricture Sudden death Sun11troke.

Suppression Suppurative Suppurati,·e Syncope.

Synovitis-acute-chronic.

hereditary, Syphili,i.--primnry, of urine.

nephritis.

pericarditis.

nft-0r parturition.

Recondnry, of urethra.

of.

congenital.

Tabcs mescnterica.

Teething.

Tetanus.

duct, obstruction of.

�i�.

Thoracic Throml,osis.

Thmsh.

Tonsilitis.

Toxac•mia.

Trichinia True ll'pro,y.

Tu brrcn losis.

Tul>rrculnr 'l'u 1-'<'rcular Tumour utt'ri.


Tumour (of whnt kin1I?

'rn>hlitk 'l'yphoi,I 'l'yphu• Foyer (Entc-ric Fl'vcr.

meninl,!'iti�.

pt'ritoniti.,.

Fe,·cr).

in whnt part!).

l'lcer.

l'lcer of larynx (duo to phthjsi�?

to Sy- ah�cess.

!

).

phili, {Trnemia.

l'rinnry l't<'ru,: lacc-rntion of.

rupture Uterus, l'tNinP, tumour.

Ukrino cancer.

of di,ea� (of heart).

(Chicken-pox).

\'iicc-ini11, (cow-pox).

Vngjnn imperforata.

\'alrnlnr \'nricel11t \'aricorclo.

\' aricose \"11rioln \"crmes.


\"olnilu•.

\'omitinJ!:.

Yein•, (Smnll-pox).

of.

rupture \\"ant of brl.'nst-milk.

\\'hitlnw.

\\'hooping Cough.

\\"orms.

\\'oumLq.

Yellow l<'cYer.

atrophy Y1'1low of liver, acute.


APPENDIX G. DlRECTTOXS DIRECTOR OF JIEDJ<1AL 8E1w1cEs THE PRO\"ISIOXS OF TIIE VAC('INATION WrTH SANCTIOX OF Tm� GOVERNOR UNDER ORDIXAXCE, FOR VAC'CINATION OFFICERS ISSUED BY THE 1.They shall enter in a 1,ook to be provided of all children born in the district particular:- following been appointed viz.- CAP.

146. for that purpose for which they have the district.

Vaccination Name of child.

Date of birth.

Sex.

Name of parent Residence.


Date taken to the vaccination or guardian.

officer to be vaccinated.

of Births Registration and Deaths.

[Cap.

162.

2029 If successful If prosecuted, If granted or unsuccessful.

date and result.

a Certificate on Form 3 or 4 of Vaccination Ordinance, state date.

If dead, state date.

If left district, Remarks.

to.


state date and where removed 2.A copy of the above shall be forwarded to the Director of Medical Services not later than the 5th of each month.

3.They shall see that all children within to be vaccinated or guardian born in their district six months of birth, to have the child vaccinated are taken to the and in case of they shall summon 16 of the Vaccination vaccine.tor of parent public refusal the parent or guardian Ordinance, Cap.
146. in accordance with section to the public certifying whether 4.They shall endeavour to arrange that all children vaccinator on the 8th day after vaccination vaccinated are taken of for the purpose 5.They shall personally the vaccination has been successful attend at the vaccination or not.

stations for the district to which they have been appointed 6.They shall, subject act under the direction to the control of the public vaccinator of their district.

on the days and hours prescribed.


of Medical of the Director Services, APPENDIX H. LIST OF CERTAIN OFFENCES IN CONNECTION REGISTRATION AND THE PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THEREWITH ORDINANCE (CAP.

10).

UNDER THE CRIMINAL LAW (OFFENCES) Section 252.
Everyone (a)unlawfully who- destroys, defaced, to be destroyed, marriages, deaths, by law to be kept in the Colony, copy of that register certified defaces, or injured, or injures, any register or causes or permits of births, authorised baptisms, or required or burials now or hereafter or any part of any that register, or or of any part thereof; or any (b)forges or fraudulently alters, to any birth, baptism, marriage, or any certified in that register, or burial, death, copy of the register any entry or any part or of any part relating of the register, thereof; or (c)knowingly and unlawfully inserts, inserted, in that register, entry of any matter relating or burial; or in any certified to any birth, or or causes or permits to be any false copy thereof, baptism, marriage, death, and unlawfully gives any false certificate relating marriage, death, or burial, or certifies (d)knowingly baptism, any birth, to be a copy of or extract the part of the register false in any material from that register, knowing whereof the copy or extract or particular; to any writing the writing, or to be is so given, (e)forges or counterfeits office or burial board; or the seal of or belonging to any register (j)offers, utters, disposes of, or puts off any register, entry, it to be false, knowing or seal aforesaid, copy, certificate, certified forged, or altered; or (g)offers, utters, disposes any register aforesaid, knowing of, or puts off any copy of any entry in that entry to be false, forged, or altered, 2030 Cap.
162.]

Registration of Births and Deaths.

shall be guilty penal servitude of felony, for life.

and on conviction thereof shall be liable to Section 253.
Everyone who- (a)knowingly and in any copy of any register, inserted, transmitted matter relating to a.ny registrar to any birth, wilfully inserts, directed or causes or permits or required by law to be or other officer, a.ny false entry of any baptism, utters, marriage, disposes any copy of that register; death, or burial; of, or puts off, knowing or offers, (b)forges or alters, it to be forged or altered, (c)knowingly and wilfully or 1tigns or verifies knowing which copy is false in any part thereof, to be or any copy of that register, it to be false; or or, for any fraudulent (d)unlawfully destroys, defaces, or injures, purpose, re,rister, liable takes from it.� place of deposit or conceals, any shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction to penal servitude for life.
thereof shall be copy of that USIIER THE REGISTR.\TION OP BtRTHS ASD DEATHS ORDIXANCE.

Sect.ion Ii!.

Every per�on who wilfully the purpose of l,r1ing i;tutement touching registerrd, shllll, with or without a penalty on ,summary con\'iction hare!
ll\bour, inist>rtcd in any reg-ister any of the particulars herrin required he liable to he known and to imprisonment i;ix months, or to for any term not exceeding thereof, makes or caui,es of liirths 01· deaths, any false to be made, for and fifty two hundred Section spec-ified, cli,·ision penalty not exreNling 70.

E\'eryone fails to giH: notice within whirh the hirth or death has occurred not ex,·reding 71.

Suhjrct hereby requirecl five dollars.

dollars.


of any birth or death to the rep1:>trar of the shall be liable to n Rcctiou who, within the period herein per8onnlly to attPncl notice in writing, rveryone 1<pecifiecl.

foils the di\'ision within to the registrar that birth or death, rrgistrar, Section shall he liable to thr pro\'isioni; hereby required hereinhefore contained who, within the period ut.
the plac-e named by the registrar and to gi,·e as to giving herein of information touching required to be register(>tl in the presence of the which a birth or den th has occurred, herc•hy of the particulars or refuse!< to sign the register not exceeding to a penalty 72.

In the Catie of finding exposed who is hereby required ten dollan,.

any new-born to give notice child or any and who does of findin!!

it.
it.

aml of the place where it was found, in which it has been found shall be liable to dead body, Pveryone not give notice to the registrar 1L penalty forthwith of the divi�ion Section not exceeding 73.

WheneYer to give the notice five dollars.


notice is hereby required to be given, shall he held to have sufficiently the person discharged required him�elf expiution of letter which the notice Srction addressed if he proves upon oath that he put into a post office, before the which the notice is required the period to be given, within to the ver:<on to whom and containing is required to be given.

the particulars a of 76.


Every penalty shall be recoverable, and be to appeal, subject being in force regulating jurisdiction and appeals in the manner procetlure by the Ordinances for the time before magistrates exercising summary from magistrates· decisions.

hereby in1posed providPd