Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-05
Collecting Valuable Statistics Begun.

Collecting Valuable STATISTICS Begun.
With this new ear of 1892 the law re-
lating to the collection Of vital statistics
has gone into { feet and under this one
birth and one death have been reported TO
the city clerk of Augusta. DR.. LeC!sir
was the first physician to report birth
ucder the law. City Clerk S u hsrd has
appointed as sub-registrsrs, Z. W. Carleton
superintendent Of burials, and M. S Camp
bell, steward and treasurer of the Insane
Hospital. DR.. Young, Of the State Board
Of Health, has been very busy for several
weeks past zen ling out the proper blanks
aud the Ulcers here have been thoro shiy
equipped for the work. The city Clerk has
3 complete set of books for keeping the
records and the WORK Of collecting these
valuable statistics is veil begun.
The birth card is 3 | 2 by 5l2 inches.
ar when child is born the ply stefan or
midwife is rs quired to fl | out the card and
hand it CT report to the town clerk The
certificate of birth calls for the following
Information: Date and place Of birth, home
Of child. sex, c)lor, living or stillborn,
number OF child, 1T, %, ETC; homes Of
parents, color residence. occupation, birth-
place and age of each.
When death occurs the attending ply
sicsn 10 required to ii out card Of the
same SIZE as the birth card, which is .
cert ficste Of death, and hand it to the
undertaken, town clerk, or other persons
20 - II q
cate gives the place and dats Of desth, sex,
color. single, married or widowed, sgs.
oct upstinn, place Of berth, disease or
cause of deslh, nams Of father, maiden
nsme OF mother, birthplace of father and
mothfr, occupation Of father, date oil
burial, place Of burial, cemetry buried in.
Another requirement Of the law ia that
no person shall be buried unless burial
permit is obtained from the town clerk or
one Ell two ub-reg.strsrs who are sppo 1ted
in each town by the town clerk and who
have power 70 issue such permits. These
cfiicisis are rfqIired 60 give vouchers TO an
undertaken to show that he has compiled
with The provisions of the law. Any under
tsker or sexton, or soy person acting as
such. when 8 death occurs without burial
permit. will be suojac TO fre not exceed.
ing 500. The permit calls for the follow
ing sts'ement: Date Of death, age, place
OF attn and ward, il in . city. street and
lumber, cause of death, medical attendant.
The blank marriage certificate is printed
on sheet OF paper GI9 2 inches and
fbirty-six questions must be answered in
the certificate, which includes the full name
| or the groom and bride. The age, color.
occupation, place OF re sidence, birthplace,
single or widowed, number Of the msrriss
Of each Then the name, color, occu patton
residence and birthplace of he father and
mother of each is called for. This mus,
receive the signatures Of the town clerks,
minister Of the gospel or justice of the
peace, PERFORM the ceremony.
In all cases OF births. marriages and
deaths returns must be msde to the tom
clerks who in turn must between the last
day of Decen Der and the 3lst day of the
following Juue, tabul.te the record for the
year preceding and transmit it to the state
registrar Who will compile the whole and
make 8 report.