The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
BURIAL UNDER NEW LAW
AFTER FIRST OF NEXT MONTH PER-
MITs WILL BE NECESSARY.
Fines of from so to 800 Provided
for Every Violation OF
the Law.

necessary to secure PERMISSION from d
health officer to bury the dead in Indiana.
The new law relating to the collection or
vital statistics will become operative the
first of the month and the State Board or
Health is now sending out the blanks which
will be required. The law specifically re-
quires that no body shall be buried without
a permit from health officer, and fne
Of from $40 to 500 is provided for violations
of the law. The law also requires that where
a body is buried without a permit 1t shall
be disinterred and an inquest shall be held
by the coroner. No fee shall be charged for
the permit. On the first of every month. re-
ports will be required from each health Off
Ger and the complete records will be pre-
served at the central Office here. Reports
Will be required from each health officer
whether any death has taken place or not
Inquiries are frequently received from all
parts of the world asking about the deaths
of certain persons in this State. Such re-
quests come from those desiring TO settle
estates, and heretofore no record has been
kept.
the certificate and record OF death is in
two parts. The first part is to be filled out
by the attending physician or by the health
officer or coroner. 1t sets out the length of
time the dead person had medical attend
ance when IL commenced and when 1t
ended. when the practitioner last saw the
deceased alive and the hour of death; the
disease causing the death and its duration;
the immediate cause of death and its dura-
ton. The contributory cause of death or
complications and duration and the result
of the post norton, If any is held, will be
required. To this part must be signed the
name and address of the physician. health
officer or coroner. The second part of the
certificate shall be filled out by any house
holder and 1t requires the full name of the
deceased, age in years, months and days.
dence. with street. humber and ward, If in
city; occupation. birthplace; place OF
death; fathers, name in full, fathers
birthplace; mothers maiden name in full,
mothers birthplace; date of BURIAL, place
of burial: signature and address of the un-
dertaker. and name and address of the one
reporting. The health officer will then take
the certificate and add the county, township
or town, decedent's full name. date of death
and the health officers record number.
This certificate is then presented TO a
health officer. who issues a burial permit,
on which Is given the number of the permit,
county, township or town. date of death,
decedent's full name. disease causing death,
medical attendant, proposed date of burial,
proposed place of burial, undertaker's name
and address and a certificate signed by the
and record has been given to him. This is
| the permit which is retained by the holder
| The certificates of death are sent by each
local health officer to the State Board OF
Health with card which shows the total
| the statistics from each health officer show
Ing the total deaths still births infants
four those Hears a0 ode oyer
| and the causes of death. specifying pulmon-
airy consumption. other forms of tubercu-
losis, typhoid fever, diphtheria, Group, scar
1 whnOninQ cough
monia. diarrheal diseases under five years,
| cerebro-spinal meningitis, influenza, puer-
number of deaths in institutions is also
| noted. In case no deaths occur within the
| territory Of each health officer, that fact Is
reported on a special postal card for that
These statistics will be kept by counties
and by certain cities The reports of the
Of the counses n MSeh e N are
Guided, but separate statistics will be COM
piled for. the following cities: indianapolis.
Haute. Anderson. Elkhart Elwood. Ham
mond, Jeffersonville. Kokomo, Lafayette,
Logansport,. Marion. Michigan City Mum
Alexandria, Bedford Bloomington. Brazil,
Columbus. Connersvile crawfordsville.
on Eapor Geshf Madson Mount o Ver
Peru. Princeton. Seymour. shelbyville. Wa
bash. Washington. Attica, Aurora, Bluff
Ton, lam CanneIton, Clinton. Columbia City,
Chicago, Franklin, Garrett, Gas City.
Greencastle, Greenfield: Greensburg, Hunt
Esoaer Msrnsve mSs
Mishawaka, Noblesville, North Vernon
plymouth Portland. Rensselaer,. Rising
City Valparaiso. Vevay warsaw So and WIN VIM,
Detailed instructions have been sent to
Board of HEATH to- tae local fTo tn
omcers within few days.