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Nokth Cakqlina Boaki) of Health 167 1940. The requests for certified copies rose sharply during the latter part of 1940 and continued the upward trend during 1941 and 1942. The Bureau of Vital Statistics was able to meet these increasing demands only with the assistance of the Works Project Administration. The State Works Project Administration officials gave every aid by approving and establishing a project in October 1940 for helping fill the requests for certificates for employment. The project has been in operation ever since and has been of invaluable service to those requiring proof of citizenship. The number of employees has varied from ten to twenty-five depending on the demands made on the Bureau of Vital Statistics for certificates. Many of the certificates received by the Bureau of Vital Statistics are Incomplete or obviously in error, and it is necessary to secure by questionnaire their completion, or information that will enable the Bureau to make the correction. Over 20,000 queries were mailed for this purpose during 1941. It was necessary to send two or even three queries on many certificates. Approximately 15,000 birth certificates were received which did not contain the child's name or contained an incorrect name. The name or the correction is ultimately reported on a supplemental report for approximately 12,000 of these certificates. Of the death certificates approximately 5,000 were corrected for cause of death. Several methods were used to increase registration. Monthly reports of coffins sold, where the undertaker did not handle the body, were checked as "were confidential reports of unfiled certificates received from local registrars. At the close of 1941 it was estimated that there were on file 2,218,000 certificates of birth; 927,000 of death; and 84,000 of stillbirth. This makes a grand total of 3,229,000 records. All birth and death records are indexed and are kept in a fire-proof vault. The statistical section of the Bureau of Vital Statistics transcribed to punch cards the statistical data from birth and death certificates and prepared tabulations for special, monthly and annual reports. This section prepared the index of births and deaths by transcribing to punch cards for printing the registers. The duties also include the computation of rates, percentages and ratios, and the analysis and interpretation of the data. For only two years in the history of registration were there more births recorded than during 1941. There were 85,866 births registered in 1941, the years in which more births were recorded being 1921 with 87,456, and 1924 with 87,-023. The birth rate per 1,000 population was 23.6 for 1941, and 22.7 for 1940. The 1941 rate was higher than for any year since 1934 when a rate of 24.1 was maintained. The number of deaths recorded from all causes in 1941 and 1940 differed little, being 32,154 for the former year and 32,194 for the latter, however, due to the estimated increase in population the annual rate per 1,000 population decreased from 9.0 in 1940 to 8.9 in 1941. The rate for 1941 is the lowest ever recorded by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. When specific causes of death are considered, it is found that among the causes showing a decline in the rate for 1941 over 1940 are typhoid fever, diphtheria, tuberculosis, malaria, pellagra, the pneumonias, and most of the other preventable causes. The death rate from pneumonia declined from 57.1 per 100,000 population in 1940 to 52.3 in 1941. There were 119 deaths from diphtheria in 1940 and 89 in 1941, This represents a decrease in the death rate
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-02: Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910) and ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1940-1942 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-029 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
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Fixed Title * | Page 167 |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910) and ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1940-1942 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-029-0171 |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 29 |
Page Number | 167 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | Nokth Cakqlina Boaki) of Health 167 1940. The requests for certified copies rose sharply during the latter part of 1940 and continued the upward trend during 1941 and 1942. The Bureau of Vital Statistics was able to meet these increasing demands only with the assistance of the Works Project Administration. The State Works Project Administration officials gave every aid by approving and establishing a project in October 1940 for helping fill the requests for certificates for employment. The project has been in operation ever since and has been of invaluable service to those requiring proof of citizenship. The number of employees has varied from ten to twenty-five depending on the demands made on the Bureau of Vital Statistics for certificates. Many of the certificates received by the Bureau of Vital Statistics are Incomplete or obviously in error, and it is necessary to secure by questionnaire their completion, or information that will enable the Bureau to make the correction. Over 20,000 queries were mailed for this purpose during 1941. It was necessary to send two or even three queries on many certificates. Approximately 15,000 birth certificates were received which did not contain the child's name or contained an incorrect name. The name or the correction is ultimately reported on a supplemental report for approximately 12,000 of these certificates. Of the death certificates approximately 5,000 were corrected for cause of death. Several methods were used to increase registration. Monthly reports of coffins sold, where the undertaker did not handle the body, were checked as "were confidential reports of unfiled certificates received from local registrars. At the close of 1941 it was estimated that there were on file 2,218,000 certificates of birth; 927,000 of death; and 84,000 of stillbirth. This makes a grand total of 3,229,000 records. All birth and death records are indexed and are kept in a fire-proof vault. The statistical section of the Bureau of Vital Statistics transcribed to punch cards the statistical data from birth and death certificates and prepared tabulations for special, monthly and annual reports. This section prepared the index of births and deaths by transcribing to punch cards for printing the registers. The duties also include the computation of rates, percentages and ratios, and the analysis and interpretation of the data. For only two years in the history of registration were there more births recorded than during 1941. There were 85,866 births registered in 1941, the years in which more births were recorded being 1921 with 87,456, and 1924 with 87,-023. The birth rate per 1,000 population was 23.6 for 1941, and 22.7 for 1940. The 1941 rate was higher than for any year since 1934 when a rate of 24.1 was maintained. The number of deaths recorded from all causes in 1941 and 1940 differed little, being 32,154 for the former year and 32,194 for the latter, however, due to the estimated increase in population the annual rate per 1,000 population decreased from 9.0 in 1940 to 8.9 in 1941. The rate for 1941 is the lowest ever recorded by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. When specific causes of death are considered, it is found that among the causes showing a decline in the rate for 1941 over 1940 are typhoid fever, diphtheria, tuberculosis, malaria, pellagra, the pneumonias, and most of the other preventable causes. The death rate from pneumonia declined from 57.1 per 100,000 population in 1940 to 52.3 in 1941. There were 119 deaths from diphtheria in 1940 and 89 in 1941, This represents a decrease in the death rate |
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