Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-07
VITAL STATISTICS Law
Of north DAKOTA


> Al The 1901 ssssIoa Of the Norm Dakota legislature a model
!: signed b. Gorernor burke beclme enectoe on July ] 1897 -.
; This law has the approval ,l Of the ne United 1at s@ st., ten srqsau e OF sItai
: statistics: Of the American Public Health Association; Of Of me ,; ame,
: ed In public health work or conservation Of health and life life The .ts sla,s
Law lsa'4 section o g7S. session Laws Of lsv., is all that could be desired
= a far IS a piece Of correct lesisatoa IS concerned ono err cd, sr n m ihns
He Tha preamble am ae Of . P the law is as ioaovs: ,,,. :,
as, a n 4 1bro no QUIT the state Of North Dakota by means IF certificates
+: Of births ana a 1snss aa ai Gp ths c "a q the state: and TO ensure the
: thorough organization and efhcten y Of the resa aan aonm OF N smn sr
: the United States bureau of census am. the American uDhc f'e"HA
Section 2 q" The act provides. n u m,r,,s, ,v h.
. custodian of the captol In The state capitol at Bismarck Tor t DE
bureau Of vital statistics, which shall be properly equipped Win
; t eepe of an off oahei dr. records made AMI returned uadsr this as.-
: force 9 tGH n1 law psm and as ss a result me returns Of births AID deaths 1, from sn
= this state ar not accepted accepted by by IN ehn os n Sinps and Montana,
: which states passed the same i~ TWO Years aief N"nD @Ao'N "'
: The The state It, health ohhcer, who is charged by law with the entoTes
m nslist :, % pop pr1ssGip offered serd but it is an essential pa4 Of the law
= that Ito secure complete legal Ieeords ana nc ,S SAh ,u smd % must be en-.
S Fss { value penalties re '"S,.. . -, >. ,,r..n. !,
: an laws. is president of the state board of health it is difficult to uF
: de,st aae why why ,Sa , sT Us 9 value h% of an Official record of all births and
" deaths in the state the law is a NE ae, sas ne r esfrt and the law
: comprised with as well as can b. b. the city ofhelaa sn w,sn !" I'D ID ns a4
In In n an pa, ~ ciy in in the same class, where the local officials report
vital statistics when they feel Hket. the death rate has increased 70
. per cent in the SAN period uaas aurr w.,s in life Tho
: state requires proof Of age for educational PURPOSES: Tor n map,ase 81
i. for exercise ct franchise, for inheritance OF property Or pasmeM ="
. car,ain take of exemption from payment; Tor JuSd uE mo IN olhef
: ways. u-. - .oaar-r clofms
. proof Of death is often required in settlement OF property calms
.na sta+;sics showing the actual death rate Is b iouhoauon On
ahichN nre,sytht medicine is bI,t Without reliable statistics IL IL
: Impossible to show that discoveries and Improvements y in s alsms
!. science medicine and surgery are of benefit in preventing dlseas
: and diminishing the death rate. uo
. TuF BISMARCK TRIBUNE sup 1ored this measure il "aS
: introduced into the legislature and believes new that II shonln be IN
: forced ." ~ ,,n-g,. ~ ;,
Near,r every newspaper in the state has given hberanE OF us
r,.cat IA nnblisb m reports Of the state registrar. Jul most OF these
i. naners airs patiny tired Of publishing statistics $ o Incorrect aha uE
rei,sla ,hatt 10Y are a detMmeut rather than a benefit to IN s1a&
or cn,rsa the history osa all leg stature for the protection OF lhe
. public health. such as pure food laws; proiecton OF mploEe III laS
,n,ses. evartin IN employment of women and young children n
a.noarnns occuoations show notorious evaHons with N assistance
If nortjcal official and probably the same may be expected IN ms
= state. -. 49,. -, ,.rr 4a al
. The people have a right. however, 10 demand that n laws oe a,
ni,Sterad nnar1iary and eyea political Officials should b e required
. to respect such rights in projecting the heSlth h'es Oh cllIens
> although many Of them may De one au '""ANN' W."
= votsI " political influence.