The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-26
VITAL STATISTICS.

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points out the following reasons shl
births should be registered
/ That the birth. date Of birth
parentage and other essential informa
ton for governmental and identiIiea
ton purposes may be- made a mates
of official record
? That the ages of school children
may BE- definitely known. making tn,
proper enforcement Of school laws
possible.
g. That the laws affecting child laho,
may be- effective and the children oi
the poor thereby protected
I That .abor may become safer by
the elimination of children under legal
age from all hazardous occupations
g. That the Law abiding employers
Of youth may be protected
& That prosecutions dealing With
"aage of consent may be- settled by
record and not by conjecture
z That litigation In matters of In,
heritance aud settlement of estates may
br simpllfed by the definite knowledge
Of the ages Of all persons concerned
That the Amcrican.born children
of foreIgnborn parents may have in
dsputahle evidence Of American birth
which will protect them from enforced
military service when visiting the
mother country of the parents
. That blindness may be prevented
BY prompt medical attention TO the
infected eyes of the newborn
10 That infection and mortality
among women may be prevented and
that young babies may be saved by
immediate attention by existing aRen
eies for the relief OF the poor
II That the chlldren's bureau Of the
United States government may become
effective and may carry out the duties
imposed upon il by congress
T. That the millions Of dollars, from
public and private sources, dedicated
10 the protection of Infants and the
welfare Of the young aud the develop
ment OF the race may be wisely and
intelligently employed
Death registration without birth res,
iatfafion Ia like an accurate account OF
expenditures without consideration OF
income. Deaths should be- registered
for The reason
| That there may be "a hand com.
plete and accurate information as 20
deaths Of all human beings, with dates
Of death and causes OF death. to the
end that proventable causes Of death
may be eliminated and human lives
heightened
2. That the various public health
agencies for the prevention OF disease
may know the number Of deaths that
occur and thereby may operate intel.
ligently
g. That these agencies may determine
when and where preNeHtablc deaths
occur
4 That pesttleutiaI aud epidemic dis.
eases may be detected promstly
5 That We may apply our scientific
knowledge Of disease prevention intel
ligenily at the time and In ihe place
where such application Is most needed
q That the success ga failure of all
measures attempted IN the prevention
of disease may be accurately deter.
mined.
7 That states. cities, localities may
learn their own health condition by
comparison with the conditions of other
communities.
3 That home seekers and immigrants
may be guided In the selection OF safe
and beautiful homes by accurate in.
formation rather than by misstatement
Of interested persons
2 That the settlement OF estates and
matters Of inheritance, pensions. etc
may be definitely settled by Official
record of death instead Of on the
memory of interested witnesses.
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