Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-05-14
BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRARS
IN TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIST
How Births and Deaths Are Register.
ed and the Duties That DeYOlve
Upon Various Persons.

The State Board of Health is COM
planning about the negligence of vital
statistic registrars in a number of the
counties in North Carolina. It gives
notice that the registrars will be re-
CURED to attend to their duties and
that prosecutions are likely to follow
if the alleged negligences are discov-
go.
The list of registrars in the thfr-
teen counties of the Tenth Congress
sional district together with the work
ings of the new law are given here
with.
There is n person, known as the
Local Registrar, appointed in zach in
corporated town by the mayor, and in
each township in the county by the
chairman of the Board of County Com
niissioners. This local registrar is
supplied with all blank forms for re-
cording births and deaths, and reports
all south records each month to the
State Registrar at Raleigh.
In the case of a birth the doctor or
midwife who attends the birth reports
the facts to the local registrar, and
a birth certificate is made out giving
the date of birth, sex of the child, and
other statistical particulars regarding
the names and address of the parents,
and SO IN. Where there is no doctor
or midwife in attendance, the parents
are required to attend to this matter.
In the case of a death the doctor
fills out the medical cause of death on
the death certificate furnished by the
undertaken, and the undertaken Sc
cures the other statistical items. such
es age, date of birth, occupation, and
so on, from any one competent to fur
nish such information. Where there
is no undertaken, the person who sells
the casket at retail is required to place
a blank death certificate and a printed
instruction sheet Cloth of which are
furnished by the State Board of
Healthy in each casket. Then the per-
son acting as undertaken is required
to fill out and file the death certif-
cate with the local registrar.
The local registrar therefore be-
comes a very important parsonage in
every town and township. Be Jul
to look up your own local registrar,
in order to get in touch with him in
case of a birth or death in the neigh
borhood. AS every town and town
ship in the State wants complete reg
istration of every birth and death oc-
curing within it's borders, it Is a very
good idea to keep the local registrar
posted about all births and deaths oc-
curing in your neighborhood, in order
that none may be omitted.
HENDERSON COUNTY.
Towns.
Hendersonville-B. F. Hood.
Townships.
Blue RIDGE. w. Morrison, Hender-
s~onvile, R. F. D.
Clear Creek-Dr. w. G. Hutchinson,
Fruitland.
Crab Creek-R. S. Stencil Henderson
vile, R. F. D.
Edneyville-L. R. Rhodes, Henderson
Vile.
Fdneyville-W. F. Pryor, Bear Wal
low.
Green River-P. j. Hart, zirconia, r.
F. D.
Hendersonville-B F. Hood, Hender-
sonville.
Hooper's Creek. B. Russell, Fetch
er.
Mills River-Fred Whitaker, Horse
Shoe, r. F. D.
BUNCOME COUNTY.
Towns.
Alexander-W. R. Tillery.
Asheville-Miss l.. G.. Williamson.
Biltmore-Mrs. Lillian Dowtin.
Black Mountain-Guy H. Dobbin.
Jupiter-W. w. Crowder.
South Biltmore-H. v. Miller, Bilt-
more.
Weaverville-E. V. Merrill.
Townships.
Asheville-Miss Lula Gay Williamson,
Asheville.
Black Mountain-Guy H. Dobbin.
Black Mountain.
Eyery's Creek-Geo. B. Glenn, Arden,
r. F. D..
Fairview-Pinkney o. Merrell, Fair
view.