New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-16
REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE REPORTING OF DEATHS AND BIRTHS.
PromulgAted by the State Board Of Health of New Msxi.o. Auxuat 20 1919

case OF absence Or disability And when II may appear necessary fo[ the
may, with the approval of the State commissionsr of Health appoint one
no = ,si ~ deIsna o or Te nroy1di peT init mi in and or such . P0Th0ns OF db the E county lEs a
to the supervision Of the State CommissioneT Of Health and may be removed
regulations; and each person 50 appointed shall note, on each certificate
the county health officer within ten days, and in all cases before the thTd
a,si Ss siPin 2 ,m rh s 5ss' .bs T. s s:s ss,I g}fssGq to vino tho de: = Who's; s, Goay is, t s,Rsl
person appointed in accordance with these Ieguations' as hereinafter pro
isw Q Poea5ns a FIJI and s3eaIs's report with respect to each item OF
Section , ; The s. erhfe9's Of death H. '9hi. contain the following s items
' traitor re records: ''''So Necessary '' '' '"'~F |F,,S Y 'fS'
city o2 4 IN Place 4 city Of t is' nsi iGsl sass, ' sad h sSHa'; as S8Sa.'i Il IN n's a So. 1SSG or or
S Sn"se i nsmbeI the ie name "a ied of ts same ssmo to b be g,yes 59st tfe ,o OF the so street hs aS and
by Unnamed" ~
a. Color u raee-asw white, black, mulato Tor other negro descent,
"'' s. t@afns {Ye eoondifson Or 9 single, married. widowed. or divorced.
q Age 3@F 3 n years. Sas mo o%6s' and dd da ss-' If T iss than han o aS day, the hour, or
female e S SSp R !. any I rsnS SSsPs1,as1 t% no SS Ise3'' s,S S' , s9y .I Ri,iSe m of G a.
Dusisss s. 81 2! DECENTRALIZATION n when S%S s@Sioysd or s s@Siays %1DF o. ""''''
~ Birthplace; at least state n foreign country, if known
G1 birthplace Of father at least state or foreign country if known.
az 5 Ra5 !, , 0i @ aSt9sst at ieotm ,51ts Or fore's"oo""f'y' ii known
as official signature of registrar, with the date when certificate was
az 6 3ss S !, sss'9 :. ,s incident gsaiA , s4 day IL, s..es.o,. fac, and fin.
Of #. s ds%b; ,i Gsn last or sn no 1hy eto and q tn, the cause 3%a ts Of DEATH h with eogI sPn%y
attributed to dsSSqefous OF i6sani,sry co Conditions Of smploynsn'3 Signature
''' u.s. . Length p o} rssiden "5 2itST inmates %1s'oe Of N Hospital? ais and ,' o'bsr Sa,,t,u.
together with the place where disease was contracted. if not at place OF
's'' g; 1" E5 5 : SI S.,is r = aG r:SoS % s is5s s burial
The p SS@%T and nd statistical tbs ii psrieuiefs Items bs + to -i 49, ,6 5s i' 6e au-
I psFs9n seaus sg 'f x .if5' the facts ct l'' "'0'"'' who may be any competent
aoo The bs statement bs :, Of facts 81 [e claims to s, the disposition .sis of the body shall be
any. l last H iS attendance Ss5"5' on , ie' dee Ss @da; xb 5od .a 5fpf specify e5f IN the p ,%e IN att #
st vi" %Ries death % ose re sd'I Hnd n he iSb sii' fart fefs .1 at the the cause o%s OF OF ' des aiEy
S e n 20 Sis sh% f hs fIes na1 D "i Se IS %.e segu1 esas %, I deat5l T nInsT1 c IN ,he
and the contIbutOTy (secondaryl cause, i any and the duration of each.
conditions resulting from disease, Will not be held suffdent Tor the ISSUANCE
Board o Of Health ca goo. Gos% the d di.pSs ssi'i hats ~ ss Si aia"2as G' and nd ,S S%.
lined BY the State ,commisso1sf Of Health, shall Be Be ret re5rnsd to t" the a oi
mite statement. Causes Of death which may be the result Of either disease
mi H%s :Rsf Be e stated Ps ,- and %Se 9SePt @iob "a y s seside TSli' ssi ID Sf' 6om e,
stefan shall In supply pSM the in infoT7p pai required T%e under DE- ii this h head G item 49, 81, + T" he
is able to do So and shall state where, in his opinion. Tie disease was CON
aifeate Of death with the health officer n other person appointed as here
IN provided, IN tn village, city town, county o district where, the death
ton of the body. He shah obtain the required personal and statistical par
and address of his informant lie sbsl then present the oernfeaiS 70 the
acting as such, as bereinSheT provided, for the medeal er1rfcate Of The
specified N Sec : 70 And d he Shall then state the facts Ct fe o%% 5s.l iyS9 70 the h
and present the eo%ple!sd certificate to the local health officer or Other
.nes sf &c .Rsi + be In r.. .h Ss fSs Of Of ts any sD death ef' % 5osi Si, ,So st @siie oifs s,te" ID,
fled, if the person notified be other than the beaRh Office saeS person shall
inform the health officer and refer the case to him for inye.tesdon and Ger
there is no such official, and in such cases only the medical certificate ma
P Peo nieS o oF ,b n fs sstem nr6yi5 q Tf fnggsf % Or G's e r P1 bs9n S af#@a[ a "r I.
person as herein provided shall have reason to believe that the death may
coroner or other proper officer for his investigation and certfeation. And
body Of any deceased person shall accomplish the medical certificate, .tar
means Of death; and c9 whether ,Probably) accidental suicidal or homet
the State Commissioner of Health in order properly TO classify the death.
Section G. A stlnborn child shall be certified as a birth ard also a 5 a
death and separate certificate of both the birth and death shall be filed with
the health officer or othe, person as herein provided IN the usual form and
manner, the certificate of birth ito contain in place OF the nan Of the child
the word "stnbirth" provided; that a certificate Of birth and a certificate
of death shall not be required for a child that has not advanced 10 the fifth
month of uterogeststion. The medical certificate of the u Of death shall
be signed BY The attending physician Il amp, ard shan state the cause Of
as "stiIbornH with the cause Of the stnbrth, if known. whether a
premature birth, and. if born prematurdy, the period Of utergestaion. in
months. if known Midwives shall % sign certificates Of death for still
born children; but such cases and stn1bnrths occurring without attendance.
of either physician or midwife, shall be treated as deaths without medical
attendance, as provided in Section &
Section 7 The birth of every child born n this State shall be certified
to the local health officer, or other person appointed as provided in these
as hereinafter provided. upon . form approved by the State
Commissioner of Health with a view to procuring full and accurate report
with respect to each item of information enumerated IN Section 8
Section 8 The certificate Of birth shall contain the following items
traHon records
% Place Of birth, including state county. township or town village or
city. II in a city. the ward, street and house number # IN . hospital or
institution. the name Of the ame TO be given. instead of the street and
house number
~ Full name of child II child dies without a lame before the certi-i
is filed enter the words Died unnamed" II the living child has not
yet been named at the date of filing certificate Of brththe space for full
name of child" is { o be left blank. TO be filed put subse aUenHy by a sup
report, as hereinafter provided |
(0 Sex of child |
~ Whether a twin, tiplet Dr. other plural birth A ,eparst. certificate
shall be required for each child lin case OF plural birth. !