The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-01
Record of Births
And Deaths Should
Be Maintained
COMPLETE VITAL STATS
TICS FOR FLORIDA
POSSIBLE

The opportunity is now Of
fcred to every incorporated city
and town In Florida to inaugu-
rate and maintain a complete
and permanent record of the
births and deaths of its inhabi-
tants and to provide an accurate
index of its health conditions.
The interest and appreciation
shown by the Florida cities Of
1000 population and over TO
to whom this offer was made
last year, as shown by their al
most universal passage of ordi-
nances to register births and
deaths and their sending of rec
ords to this office for filing and
tabulation, warrants the extern
sion of the office to the other
municipalities of the state.
This is in fulfllment of the
program outlined in the August,
1913, issue OF Health Notes,
| when it was said, after stating
the conditions of the offer, "All
municipalities of Florida having
a population of 1000 or above,
shall be qualified to Immediately
supply vital statistics to the
state board of health, and after
going into effect, to be admitted
to the registration area of the
| United States; all municipali-
ties of Florida of 1000 to 1000
irha bitants shall be next includ-
ed in this area, and finally the
entire state"
The offer is now placed be-
fore all incorporated places, not
alone those of from 1000 to e.
900 population, upon the condi-
tions that
First-They pass ordinances
requiring a burial or removal
permit in case of every death,
and the early and prompt report
ing of every birth, within their
limits. 90. 80.
limits.
Second That reports be
made upon the standard certifi-
Gates approved and supplied, and
in accordance with the forms
prescribed, by the state board of
health, and that these certifi-
Gates be sent monthly to the ex-
ecutive Office of said board.
Third-That local registrars,
to be approved by this board, be
: provided to receive these re-
, ports, issue permits, make cop
lies of certificates for local refer
ence transmit, originals to this
office, and see that the ordi-
nances are enforced.
Fourth-That registrars be un-
Iders such control of the NUM-
cipalities they are serving that
any dereliction of their duties
can be controlled and that their
work may be properly super
|vised.
Finally-That the practice un-
der this plan be under the super
vision of the state health officer
as registrars of vital statistics,
lwho shall have supervisory pow
er over local egistrars and two
shall make all needed regula-
|tions to carry it into effect.
| To assist each municipality to
inaugurate this plan the state
board of health will pay local
registrars who fulfill their duties
IFS cents for each certificate of
birth and death properly filled
out and promptly transmitted to
this office, provided reports of
deaths are 90 per cent accurate.
A model ordinance, covering
the points above outlined,
has been prepared and will
state, and each prepared and will
be furnished each municipality
in the state, with all necessary
blanks, instructions and litera-
ture explaining the needs and
uses Of vital statistics.
1t is greatly desired and hoped
that the response to this offer
will be prompt and general, and
, that in the near future every
Florida municipality will be col
lecting and transmitting to this
office complete and accurate re-
ports of births and deaths, which
can be safely preserved and
. properly tabulated and publish