Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-08-18
REGISTER BIRTHS-WHY9

REGISTER BIRTHS-WHY7
1.-Thst the birth, date of birth,
parentage and other essential infor-
nation for governmental and identi.
ficstion purposes may be made q
matter of official record.
2.-Thst the ages Of school children
may be definitely known, making the
proper enforcement of school laws
possible.
3.-That the laws affecting child
labor may be effective and the children
Of the poor thereby protected. Z
4.-That labor may become safer by
the elimination Of children upder legal
sge from al hazardous occupations.
6.-Thst the law abiding employers
Of youth may b protected.
e.-That prosecutions dealing with
"sge of consent" may be settled by
record and not by conjecture.
THAT litigation in matters Of In.
heritance and settlement Of estates
may be simplifed by the definite
knowledge Ut the ages of all persons
concerned.
S.-That the American born children
OF foreign. born parents may have in
disputable evidence of American birth
which will protect them from enforced
military service when Waiting the
mother country of the parents.
9.-Thst blindness may be prevent
ed by prompt medical attention to
the infected eyes OF the newborn.
10.-That the infection and MORTAL.
ty among women may be prevented
and that young babies may be saved
By immediate attention by existing
agencies for the relief Of the poor.
11.-Thst the Ohildren's Bureau of
the United states Government may
become effective and may carry out
the duties imposed upon it by Con.
gress. q
l2.-Thst the millions Of dollars,
from public and private sources dedi.
Gated to the protection Of infants and
the welfare of the young and the de.
velopment OF the race may be wisely
and intelligently employed.
REGISTER DEAThS-WHY7
THAT there may be ct hand,
complete and sccurate information %
to destha Of ell human beipgs, with
dates Of death and causes Of death, to
the end that prevsntable causes OF
death may be eliminated and human
lives heightened. 81.
2.-Thst the various public health
agencies, for the prevention OF dis
ease may know the number Of deaths
that occur and thereby may operate
intelligently.
s.-Thst these agencies may deter.
mine when and where preventable
deaths occur. -,
4.-That pestilentisl and epidemic
diseases may te detected promptly.
6.-Thst We may apply our scien.
tiic knowledge of disease prevention
ct the time and In the
place where such application 10 most
needed.
6.-That the success or failure OF
all measures attempted In the pre-.
vention Of disease may b accurately
determined.
THAT states, cities, localities may
learn their own health condition by
with the conditions Of
other communities.
s.-ThAA hoos.sssksss and immi.
grants nap hN01f6b1 - tie selection
OF safe sa1k hsn)6f homeS BY &C.
cursts infsGle rather than BY
nisstatsmsnt ot iatsrestsd persons.
9.-Ehss the sattasmsut Of estates
ndnasstsrs Of inhsrttanss, psnsiens,
etc. maybe definitely ssttlsdby of
ncisl record OF death iustesd OF on the
ofinterested witnesses.
Referring to the above, 1t 10 well to
mention for public information that
the Registrar for Tensss parish, to
whom all births and deaths should be
reported, is Mr.. Jas. 8. Johnston of
st. Joseph.
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