The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-10-27
81 A YEAR,
From the Board Of Health

at Cade Is the parish health officer.
SYNOPSIS OF THE LAW.
Act No. 1862 of 1900, Of the
General Assembly of Louisiana,
promulgated July 25th and IN effect
since August I4th, 1900, makes IT
obligatory on al Physicians and
Midwiyes throughout the State OF
Louisiana to file with the health
Officers of their respective Parishes
a quarterly record of the births and
deaths which have occurred in theil
practice, stating causes of deaths.
In Parishes which have no Parish
Health Officer these records must
be filed with the Coroner.
Any violation of the provisions
of this Law by those charged with
its execution Is made misdemeanol
punishable by a fine not to exceed
$1,000, or Imprisonment, tor moi
more than sixty days, or both al
the discretion of the Court. q
MANNER OF FILING REPORTS.
The Law only provides foi
Blanks being supplied TO Parish
Health Officers Tor Coroners)
Therefore, until some more salts.
factory arrangement can be made.
individual Physicians and MldwIvss
must report to their respective
Parish Heath Officers for Coroners)
by letter or Postal card.
These individual reports should
mention tie names of persons dying,
besides giving Color, Sex, Age and
Cause OF death.
ReDorts Of births and still births
should give color, sea and name Of
.fanaily.
The object Of mentioning names
is TO avoid the possible chance of
the same birth or death being re-
ported by two or more persons
J'hls will serve for the guidance of
the Parish Health Officer (or Cor
oner) in compiling his reports to
TO the State Board Of Health.
Physicians are requested, though
not required by law, TO report births
and deaths where no Midwife or
Physician has been in attendance,
stating this fact, besides giving
names, color and SIX.
QUARTERLY REPORTS OF PARISH
HEALTH OFFICERS.
Each Parish Health Officer Tor
Coroner) must tabulate the Report
for his Parish. The law requires
only Quarterly Reports, but for pur.
poses of better record the Official
Blanks. furnished by the Secretary
of the State Board Of Health are
arranged for Monthly Reports, with
the intention Of having three OF
these forwarded by the Parish Hesl,h
Officer or Coroner at the end of each
quarter.
The Bertillon Classification OF
Causes of Death is printed on the
back (reverse slde) of each Report
Blank, 81 as to be always at hani
for reference by Health Officers in
.mplllng returns.
This class fication has been re-
commended by the Committee OF
the American Public Health Assoc,.
alton and by the Conference of the
State and Provincial Boards Of
Health of North America. 1t is
scientific, logical and complete, and
is recommended to the Hath OFF,
Gers OF Louisiana on it obvious
IN 'ri,s. By conforming to it uni.
formity will be secured.
Parish Health officers and Coron-
efs will please endeavor to have the
three Monthly Reports for October,
November and December 1900 in
the hands of the Secretary of the
State Board of Health within the
lirst week Of January 1901.
REPORTS OF TOWN HEALTH oEFI-
GERS.
Health Officers of Towns will II
please send their Reports 10 Mel
Parish Health Officers of their /
'e.pectlve Parishes, and no' to the
Secretary of the State Board OF
Health.
Parish Health Officers will 10.
Jude th Reports of large towns in
be General Report for the Parish,
nd will then transmit the Town
Reports to the Secratarv n The