The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-21
ALL DEATHS AND
! BIRTHS N STATE
+ MUST Be REPORTED
1few Mexico Health Board Adopts
Regulations a. Its Meeting Here
New Mcn Are Hired TO Help IN
the Work.

Regulations for the registration o.
births and dtnthn n The reporting
~ u~retcnianlf diacascs we're adortcd
pt the meeting 81 Tho state board Of
nrst official action Of the board lead
lnF % the carrying out Of a compre-
hensIto program for the protection OF
the olilzena u New Mexico.
prior 70 the Adoption OF the reguia-
fiona the organization Of the dep&rt-
mrnt WIS completed. for h pur-
pose q sysicmatining the work, four
Divisions were established. To as
sumo charge % the division Of fsni-
larry engineering and general santa
tlon. the board approved the appclnt-
mcnl OK Harold =. Gray 81 IhIko, Cal
ifornia. AFR. Gray has for several
years heen eneaGcd ia hits particular
line OF wofk with state and municipal
health organizations IND comes highly
recommended. He has been working
for some dine with he California
State Board % Health and under
stands b problems peculiar 10 the
southwest
wnsa,iuxsmf Mar selrxfea.
The appointment u Dr. q. 4. Luck
cit OF Washingted. u. G.. now with the
Alabama state Board Of Health. as
head Of tho division OF preventable
diseases was aiso approved. The two
other divisions established were the
dIpialons of Fifnl statistics and The d.
vision 81 public health education.
For the present. the executive head
81 the department Dr. q. =. Waller.
commissioned Of health. viii assume
Immediate direction Or the activities
% these two divisions The establish
ment Of other divisions n contemplnt-
I'd when the resources Of h health
department viii permit.
The system for securing the reports
81 births and deaths fnaueurated by
The new regulations IL that IN use In
other states now IN he federal regis
trau0n area. and h effective carry
lnf OUT OF the provisions should entitic
New Mexico 20 admission in this area
"a the near future. This viii be a dis
tlnct advertisement for the state and
viii lend authority 10 rs claims as a
health-producine state.
The regulations require the aecur-
ms OF a burial or removal permit pri-
OF to the disposition OF a body With
IN the state. u will become the duty
OF the undertaken or person hcung a.
uneertakcr 10 hle a r~ertincate OF
rcath before such a permit can be Sc
crrcd The reporting OF every birth
hereafter In this state viii Ne required
from the physielan. midwife. mother,
father Of householder within len days
after the date u birth. Church au-
thorities wall be invited 20 cooperate
In the birth reporting work The
standard certificates In use by the fed
tfnI government and states In the reg
lstrntion area were adopted for use
Ia reporting.
fisipuass on DiseastaA
In tks regulations for the securing
OF reports Of ~preventable diseases.
most OF Tie provisions Of the model
law recommended by the federal
health authorities were embodied.
The list of diseases which will bc re-
quircd 10 be reported will include the
usual communicable diseases, such az
small pox. dtphthcria, rcarlet fever.
measles. and so on, az well as certain
-occupauonul Diseases and other mall
adlea % interest TO the health author
lilies, such a. ancer paiiaEra and
othcra. The reports viii be required
not only OF the physicians but OF
teachers. Supcrintcndcnts OF hospitals
~ IN cases where there IN no medi-
cal attendant by the householder or
other responsible person. An ar
fanGement has been made with the
federal government WHEREBY frnnked
cards may be used by the commls
stones fcr mskins their reports.
The members OF the boards Of
health IN attendance we're Mrs. Adc-
lima otero-W Warner OF Santa Re, prcHi-
dent Of the board. aud Dr. %. r. Hyde
&C Albuquerque. John Tombs, the
third membcr. was out % the city.
DIR. q. y. Waller. commissioner, met
with the board.