Daily Republican., 1889-06-03
Registration of Vital Statistics.
ICoMMUHIoATED,1


Please publish the following in your
extensively circulated popular paper, as
since the amendment to the law creating
a State Board OF Hath, gives tho Board
authority to compel physicians, Clergy
men and undertakers to make reports to
the Recorder OF Deeds, of births, mar
rlages and deaths or suffer the penalty
prescribed by law.
First. IL forms the basis of all sani-
tary work. In England their improved
system of registration of births, mar
riages and deaths was begun 10 1881, and
since then 1t has served as guide to in
dictate the places where there has been the
greatest need OF taking measures to i'm
prove the public health.
II, In a given town, 1t is found that the
death rate from typhoid fever, cousump-
ton, diarrheal diseases OF children, or
other diseases is higher tlgn 1t ought TO
be, the Local Government Board insti-
tutes an inquiry into the causes OF the
prevailing high rate Of mortality.
AS the result of these inquiries local
boards have been led in many of the
towns to take measures which have re-
duced the death rate in marked degree.
Massachusetts has had its system OF reg
istration of vital statistics for many years,
and finds its record of the greatest value
In determining general and local rates OF
mortality, or whether a given disease is
less or more prevalent than formerly.
Second. To prevent the concealment of
crime, the indispensable provision of
modern registration laws, which rcqlires
a certificate from friends or the attepd d.
ing physician of the cause of death and
a burial permit, Is an assurance Of safety
} In this direction.
I i'll r., la 81 q
Of personal 1 entity and Of right to
! property one Senator in the Legislature
OF Tenn, ssee in the year 1887 said 1t cost
him il'ty dollars to look up tie proof of
the date OF birth. The applications for
per tions in Massachusetts, tre !uJnishe |
10y the commonwealth with the means OF
} sub:tantiating their just claims, which a
numt or of States do not accord its cit!-
I zens.
Fourth. To ensure the means of the
5 proof oi age W tn reference to the proven
ton OF election and other frauds.
l Fifth. To assist the State In arriving
l st correct COT illusions with regard &c
measures Of Internal economy, taxation
: employment AID commerce.
sixth. To furnish a record which Il
. always avail able in tracing the genealogy
e of pc, SONS or families. DIR A. G. Young
l OF Augusta, Maine.
t Wilmington has thorough registra.
: ton de.a tment, and approp iates ample
moaey to pay its officers, as follows
= Reg strar, SLIGO; two executive officers
I $4,000 each; live physicians, $1,000
z each; fovr vaccine physicians, 500 "
a each; II costs at least 500 90 for printing
i. stationery, blank books, and etc; total
s f39iO This is all for salaries-nO money
TO carry on the work of the Board o
3 Health, or very little. S5CO.O0 Tor a city
1 OF $4,000 popu alton. There should bt
at the very least four sanitary inspectors
t six would be b tier, and 1t would pay u
s have them.
f When our people elect men to repre-
s seut I'm IN City Council who take al
+ interest III matters which will adyanc,
tho Interests OF the people in the Girec
c tinn oi sanitary IT, gress, our people viii
then apprt cnte the bt nefts derlyet
: thoreirotn, Lu. not I'LL then.
5 L. Is, FRAZER.