The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 3l2.

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HEALTH" AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS AND TO
ADD THERETO CERTA y NEW SEC
TONS TO BE DESIGNATED SECTIONS
ga, GB, &C, CD. 6E, 6F, &C, Oh. 81, GK, oil,
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Section l. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland that Sections 5, 6, and
s, of Article 43 of the Code OF Public General
Laws, title, Health, - subtitle, state Board
of HEALTH be, and the same are hereby,
repealed and re-enacted with amendments,
and that new sections to be added to said
Article, to follow Section 6, to be designated
as Sections GA, 6B, &C, CD. 6E, 6F, Sc, Gil,
81, OK, 81, ON, 6N, and to read as follows:
.. The Secretary shall hold office as long
as he shall faithfully discharge the duties
thereof, but may be removed for Just cause
at regular meeting of the Board, a majority
OF the members voting therefor; he shall keep
record OF the transactions of the Board
and an account OF all expenditures author
lied by them; he shall, whenever necessary
or practical, correspond and consult with
boards OF health Of other states. and with
the local boards and health officers in this
state, and secure an interchange of all use
full sanitary information, especially, respect
ing the causes, treatment and progress Of
epidGmicS; he shall keep ON file all reports
received from such boards ana al CORES
pondence relating to the duties of this board;
he shall prepare blank forms of returns, and
Sucn instructions as may be necessary and
forward them to the several local boards of
health throughout the State; he shall, when
requested by local boards, visit their reSpec-
tive districts, cities or villages to investigate
the cause of any existing disease, and SHALL
from time to time, and whenever directed
by the Governor or Legislature, make
special inspections Of public hospitals, aSy-
lums, prisons, and other Institutions and
shall at each session of the Legislature, sub
init through the board q full report of his
investigations, with such suggestions and
recommendations as he may deem proper;
he shall, when required by the Governor or
other proper authorities, advise in regard to
the location, drainage, water supply, disposal
of eXcrement, heating ana ventilation OF any
public institution belonging to the State; he
shall collect information concerning vital
statistics prevailing diseases and the general
hygiene OF the State and through an annual
report and otherwise, as the Board may
direct, snail disseminate such Information
among the people; he shall receive from the
treasury, i'll monthly payments an annual
salary OF twenty-five hundred dollars, to be
paid on the warrant of the Comptroller, out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
o. The Secretary of the State Board of
Health shall be the State Registrar OF Vital
Statistics for Maryland. He shall. under the
direction of the state Board of Health, pre-
pare the necessary methods. books and forms
for accurate registration of births and
deaths, and shall supply the local registrars,
health officers, ministers, physicians, under
takers, midwives and other persons charged
with any duty under this act the proper
blanks, forms, and books of record. The
State Registrar shall collect, taDulate and
preserve the records of vital statistics of the
state. Annually, i'll the month of January,
he shall prepare general abstract and re
port of the vital statistics for the preceding
year, so tabulated and arranged as to render
them of practical utility, and shall have
printed not more than one thousand copies
of which he shall forward five copies each to
the Governor and the State Librarian, one
to each member of the General Assembly of
Maryland, one to each local registrar of vital
statistics. one to the board of health of each
state and territory of the United States. and
the remainder to such departments, libraries
and persons as may seem to the state Regis
trar entitled to the same.
GA. The health officers of the various
counties and the health officers of all towns
and cities, not already by charter or ordi-
nance provided with registrar of vital
statistics, shall be eX-Otticio local registrar
of vital statistics, and shall qualify, by OATH
to perform faithfully their duties as such.
6B. All physicians shall be Sub-registrarS of
vital statistics, and shall be authorized and
required to make all such records and certif
icates as are made and issued by the local
registrar, and shall in the first I'VE days of
each month send to the local registrar all
certificates and records made during the
month next preceding.
&C. The record of a birth shall state the date
and place Of it's occurrence, name in full, sex
and color, and the number of the child,
whether living or Stillborn, and the names,
color, occupation, birthplace and residence
of parents, name and address OF the physi-
clan, midwife or attendant at the BIRTH The
record of a death shall state the date and
place of its occurrence, name, age, sex, color,
condition, birthplace, cause of death, dura-
ton of Illness, the names, residence and color
of parents, and the name and address Of the
attending physician.
CD. Every local registrar shall distribute to
all sub-registrars and other persons in his
district, who, in his Judgment, are likely to
need them, blank forms OF certificates and re
turns required by law to be made to him;
shall execute the provisions of all local ordi-
nanceS, not contrary to law, that may be en-
acted to more effectually insure correct reg
iStration of births and Deaths shall record in
the books furnished by the State Registrar of
vital statistics, such facts as may be therein
required; shall amend his records as he may
discover mistakes or omissions; shall, if pos
sible, keep such records in a tlre-proof safe;
shall, on or before the tenth day of each
month, transmit to the State Registrar of
Vital statistics, i'll the envelopes furnished
for that purpose, the originals of all certiti-
Gates, permits and records remaining i'll his
possession on the last day of the month next
preceding; provided, that the State Registrar
may, in the event of unusual sickness or NOR
tally, or for the purpose of legal or legislat-
i've inquiry, require of any local registrar re-
turns at shorter intervals.
6E. In all cases of death where no physician
was in attendance, the coroner undertaken,
or other person in charge of the interment of
such dead body, shall make record, as far as
possible, of the facts required in a certificate
of death, and shall forward the same to the
nearest registrar or sub-regiStrar within five
days. In all cases of death from smallpox,
yellow fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever or
other contagious or infectious disease, dan
gerous to public health, the certificates of
death shall be forwarded Immediately, and
interment shall be conducted i'll accordance
with the rules of the State Board of Health.
Of. Application for permit to diSinter
human body shall be made by the presenta-
ton to the local registrar of certificate OF
death, properly made, ana containing the
facts required by law for record of death
pom receipt of such a certificate the regis
t. shall issue a permit for the disinterme MT
n 'isinterment of the body of any deceased
pc. during the months of July and August
sha issued, except when required for the
purl OF a legal Investigation; nor shall
any such permit be issued in cases where
death was caused by infectious or contagious
disease, except by permission and under the
direction of the local board of health.
&c. Every midwife who shall have profeS-
sional charge of the mother at the birth, Of
any child where no physician is in attendance
shall, within four days next succeeding the
birth, furnish the registrar or Sub-registrar
of the town or district wherein such birth
shall have taken place, certificate stating
from the best information which can be OBJ
tanned, the name if such child have q name
the place and date of birth, its sex, the name
of the father and the maiden name of the
mother, the ages, color, residence and nation
atty OF the parents, the occupation of the
father, number of the child, and the name
and address of the attendant.
Gil. Parents shall give notice to the regis
trar OF their city, town or county of the birth
or death Of their children; every householder
shall give notice of every death and birth
happening in his house; the eldest person
next of kin shall give such notice of the
death of his kindred, the keeper of work
house, house of correction, prison, hospital
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