The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-13
Mortality Statistics Next Year.

washington, ID. C., Oct 13.-U. ).
Census Director. f. Dana Durand. to-
day promulgated new rules and in
struetions for the purpose of securing
more complete and accurate trans
scripts of deaths occurring in the Sc
lected death registration states and
cities OF the United States. These
transcripts are obtained every month
by the Census Bureau from nearly all
of the city and state registrars in the
Census death registration are and
they form the basis of the mortality
statistics prepared by the Division Of
Vital Statistics. under Chief Statistic
ian. DIR. Cressy l.. Wilbur.
This action is expected to resIl; in
the presentation Of the most scien
tific and trustworthy mortality stats
ties ever compiled in connection With
a decennial U. S. Census. which af
Ifords the population basis for 1910
death rates. In addition to this i'm
portant step toward more reliable da
ia. the new revised version of the
Classification of the Causes of Death
as adopted at the Paris conference
for the second decennial revision of
the International Classification, will
go into effect January LIST next in the
| Census registration area. Supple
menting these will be the use of the
new United States standard death
certificates which it Is believed the
J organized registration officials form
ing the vital statistic section of the
American Public Health Association
will adopt for the report OF deaths
commencing January LIST, next, at the
Richmond. Va, meeting. October 18th
22nd next.
In his communication to the state
registrars. Director Durand states
that there should be exact agreement
between the number of deaths as com
piled by the state officers and by the
Census Bureau, at least with respect
to the total lumber of deaths reported
for each month in each state. coun-
~, and city. Differences occur at pres
ent which are not c%reditable to Amer
lean statistics. For the purpose of
preventing such differences. a monthly
shipment check list, showing the
deaths by months and areas has been
prepared and will be supplied to each
state registrar.
He asks tranScribers to follow alb
solutely the instructions for copying
and advises tests to ascertain cor
RICHNESS. Permanent transcribers are
preferred because of the skill acquir
ed. Local registrars should be com.
PEELED to make returns on time. No
effective registration a exist when
the central office permits hardness.
The credit of the state service must
suffer. the Director states, from
needless n incompetent work. and
the compensation paid for the returns
is sufficient to entitle the Government
10 thoroughly reliable transcripts.
promptly transmitted. and contain
ing all of the statistical data required
TO he registered under the state law.
To the city registrars the Director
suggests they note the instructions to
state registrars. He states that a city
registrar should have in his hands the
certificate of every death hat occurs
with absolutely no exception, before
any disposition is made of the body;
hence there should be no occasion for
certificates filed many days after the
close of each month or year. The
corrections Aould be obtained before
the burial or removal permit is issued
No imperfect certificates or unsatis.
factory statements of cause of death
should be accepted. When overlook
ed. however they may be corrected
readily by special blank Dr. telephone.
aud city returns should therefore be
superior in quality and completeness.