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1903
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
MUST BE REPORTED.
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Physicians and Others
to be So
Advised July 1.
Beginning
July 1, County Clerk Frank Shanks and, in fact, every county
clerk in the state will distribute report books of births and
deaths to the doctors of the county. Under the law recently passed
by the legislature, all physicians, surgeons, accoucheurs or
coroners are required to make reports of births or deaths coming
under their personal observation.
The following is the law in full:
"Bill S. S. B. No. 168.--To
be entitled, an act to carry into effect section 32 of article
16 of the constitution of the state of Texas in relations to
a state board of health and vital statistics; to change the name
of the quarantine department to the Department of Public Health
and Vital Statistics, and to create and establish a state bureau
of vital statistics within said department and to provide for
the record and preservation of its vital statistics, etc.
"Section 1. That a bureau
of vital statistics is hereby created and established within
the quarantine department, and that the name of said department
is hereby changed to the department of public health and vital
statistics.
"Section 2. All physicians,
surgeons or accoucheurs who may attend at the birth of a child,
or in the absence of such attendance, either parent of the child
shall report the fact to the clerk of the county court, together
with the race to which the child belongs, and whether legitimate
or otherwise, of foreign or native parents, whether still-born
or alive, within ten days after said birth occurs, under a penalty
of five dollars for each failure to do so; to be collected as
other fines for misdemeanors are.
"All physicians, surgeons,
accoucheurs and coroners cognizant of a death, shall report the
same, together with the race, nativity, sex, age, residence,
whether alien or citizen, and the cause of death, to the clerk
of the county court, within ten days after the occurrence, under
a penalty of not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars for each failure to do so; this data to be recorded as
a part of the vital statistics of the county and state, and the
clerk of the county court shall be paid by the county, twenty-five
cents for each birth or death so recorded, and he shall report
monthly all these data to the department of public health and
vital statistics. In default of reporting, he shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars for each offense.
"The fact that there is no
provision for, or system of preserving the vital statistics of
the state, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity
that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three
several days be suspended and that this act takes effect and
be enforced from and after its passage, and it is so enacted."
- June 28, 1903, Dallas
Daily Times Herald, p. 8, col. 2.
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THE
NEW LAW IS
NOT COMPLIED WITH
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Physicians and Midwives Laying
Themselves Liable
Special to The Times Herald.
Austin, Aug. 29.-- There are many
physicians and midwives in Texas who are laying themselves liable
to a big fine for failure to report the number of deaths and
births which come under their supervision in accordance with
the requirements of the law passed by the twenty-eighth legislature
providing that every physician and midwife must report to the
county clerk the number of births which occur under their supervision.
It is learned at the state health
department that in many instances this law is not being obeyed
and prosecutions may follow as a result. There are a number of
counties that have wholly failed to turn in to the state health
department a monthly report as is required by law, and these
county clerks can not turn in the report unless they in turn
get a report from the physicians and mid-wives as to the births
which occur in their respective counties.
There are many in Travis county
who are not complying with the law. It is a notable fact that
the physicians and midwives in the country districts are more
apt to comply with the law than the physicians in the cities.
During the month of August, there have been only twenty-four
reports received by the county clerk, of deaths which have occurred,
and twenty-five births, and a great majority of these are from
the country districts. This law went into effect on July 1, and
thus far, no complaints have been made, but it is learned that
some are soon to follow unless conditions are greatly improved.
- August 30, 1903,
Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 13, col. 2-3.
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PREPARING
RECORD
OF VITAL STATISTICS
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State Health Officer Compiling
a
Valuable Book.
Special to The Times Herald.
Austin, Tex., Sept. 19.--State
Health Officer Blunt has in course of preparation, a book in
which to keep an accurate record of the vital statistics furnished
the health department, by the different county clerks of the
state. These reports are very voluminous to compile, which would
require an infinite amount of work.
The record in process of publication
will contain a record by counties, of all birth and deaths, causes,
diseases, including accidents.
Dr. Tabor says he hopes to have
this book completed by January 1, 1904, and then he will be able
to show the number of births and deaths of all ages by counties
for each month, and thereby, he will determine the most fruitful
cause of deaths in Texas. This is in accordance with an act passed
by the last legislature.
- September 20, 1903,
Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 21, col. 2.
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THE
DEATHS
AND BIRTHS.
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County Statistician
Strupper
Makes an Interesting Report
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Births in August Exceed Those in
July, and There Were
Fewer Deaths.
Figures.
J. J. Strupper,
the vital statistician for Dallas county, appointed by County
Clerk Frank R. Shanks, has completed his report for the month
of August, which shows an increase in births and a decrease in
deaths over the month of July.
The total number of births was
273, against 247 for the preceding month. There were four pairs
of twins born in August and Recorder Strupper is bewailing the
fact that he cannot equal the showing made by Ellis county, where
triplets were born.
The number of males born last month
was 145, as against 127 females. One birth was undetermined.
There were 240 white infants and
only 33 [coloreds] during August.
Fourteen were born of foreign parentage
and the native Americans number 259. There were 13 still-born
infants. The illegitimates number 7 whites and 5 colored.
Recorder Strupper says that 134
of the births were recorded during the first half of the month,
while 139 were in the second half. Of the still borns, 9 were
white and 4 were colored.
Out of the total number of births,
121 were born in the city, 10 in the ninth ward and 142 in the
country. Of the twins, 5 were males and 3 females.
Recorder Strupper has delved further
into his record books and has found the following facts: Of the
259 native born children, only 60 were given names on the birth
certificates, and 16 of the 60 were named after their parents;
of the 14 born of foreign parents, 8 were named. The children
of foreign parents are represented as follows: Russian 2, German
5, English 1, Rumanian 1, Italian 2. The fathers and mothers
who were of different nationalities are, respectively, Russian
and Austrian, Prussian and German, and Scotch and English.
The deaths number 92, against 113
for the month of July. The number of male deaths were 59 and
the females 32, and one undetermined.
The white deaths were 65, and the
colored, 27. Only one alien died last month in the county.
Fifty-one of the deaths were among
citizens in Dallas, 6 in the ninth ward, 33 in the country and
2 non-residents.
- September 20, 1903,
Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 9, col. 3.
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THE
COUNTY'S
GOOD HEALTH
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County Clerk Shanks
Fur-
nishes Vital Statistics
for October
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The Deaths Numbered 96, while
There were 236 births.
Some Interesting
Figures.
The following
vital statistics have been collected by the deputy county clerk
for the month of October:
Total deaths, 96
Males, 46, females, 46.
White, 75; colored, 21
Aliens, 5; citizens, 91.
The deaths are offset by 232 births
during the month of October, divided as follows: Males, 114;
females, 118; white, 217; colored, 15; foreign parents, 11; native
parents, 221; still born, 6.
The following is the birth record
by districts:
Births in Dallas, 90; births in
Ninth ward, 8; births in county, 134.
Whites in city, 82; colored in
city, 8.
Whites in county, 128; colored
in county, 6.
Whites in Ninth ward, 7; colored
in Ninth ward, 1. Males in city, 44; females in city, 70.
Males in county, 44; females in
county, 74.
Males in Ninth ward, 4; females
in Ninth ward, 4
Only forty-four of the births reported
have been given names.
The births for October are less
than for the preceding months, which were: July, 247; August,
273; and September, 246. It will be noticed from the above table,
the large percentage of female over male births. The births are
in excess of the deaths as is shown by these figures: July, 113;
August, 92; September, 100.
Died in Dallas, 53; Died in Ninth
ward, 1; died in county, 42.
Four of the deaths in Dallas were
non-residents.
Deaths due to consumption were:
County, 8; city, 7.
Deaths due to diphtheria were:
City, 1.
Deaths due to typhoid fever were:
county, 1; city, 2.
Deaths due to membraneous croup
were: County, 1; city, 2.
The above records will compare
favorably with that of any city in America of this size. There
are few contagious diseases and the health of the city is comparatively
good.
- November 22, 1903,
Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 9, col. 4.
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THE VITAL STATISTICS
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Population of Dallas County
is on
the Increase.
J. J. Strupper,
statistician in the county clerk's office, has given out the
following vital statistics for Dallas county for the month of
February, which show that the county has increased its population
by 258. Of this number, 124 were males and 134 were females,
the number of whites being 232, while there are 26 colored babies.
Those born of foreign parents numbered
7, and were of the following nationalities: Italian 1, Mexican
1, Polish 1, German 2, Russian 1 and Norwegian 1. the infants
of American parents numbered 251.
Nine babies came into the world
lifeless. Of the children born, Dallas furnished 131, the county
117, and the ninth ward 10.
Girl and boy twins were born in
Dallas, while one pair of girl babies were born in the county.
Of the children starting out into
the world with names, 31 were males and 41 were females.
With this addition to the population,
the city and county lost 139 persons. Of this number, 82 were
males and 57 were females. The whites suffered the most, there
being 97 deaths to 42 of colored. Of these, 127 were citizens
and 12 were aliens. Those dying in the city numbered 86, the
county 41, ninth ward 6 and non-residents 5.
Of the best known diseases, consumption
claimed 7 in Dallas and 1 in the county; pneumonia claimed 28
in the city and 7 in the county; diphtheria, 1 in the county;
meningitis, 2 in Dallas and 1 in the county; typhoid fever, 1
in Dallas, while bronchitis claimed 3.
Of the aliens dying, 2 were Germans,
2 English, 1 Russian, 3 Irish, 2 Mexicans, 1 Canadian and 1 Swiss.
Mr. Strupper says the physicians
are very backward in sending in their reports and cause him a
great deal of trouble and delay. All of the doctors in both the
city and county are cordially invited to inspect the books, and
Mr. Strupper will take pleasure in showing them the progress
that has been made in this new work.
- March 20, 1904, Dallas
Daily Times Herald, p. 11, col. 3.
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1908
VITAL STATISTICS
FOR MONTH OF MAY
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Births Outnumber
Deaths Over One
Hundred.
Vital Statistician
Ruff Stansel, of County Clerk J. M. Gaston's force, has completed
his report on the vital statistics of the county for the month
of May.
There were 172 births reported
during the month, against 63 deaths, and of the latter, none
were violent. Tuberculosis was the cause of 9 deaths, pneumonia
of 4 and heart failure of 3.
Of the one hundred and seventy-two
births in county and city, 98 were males and 74 females; 151
were whites and 21, colored; 163 children were born to native
parents and 9 to foreign-born persons. In the city, there were
91 children born, while 81 were born in the country. There were
no non-resident parents. Of the total number of children, 33
were named at the time of reporting.
Of the 63 deaths, 39 occurred in
the city and 24 in the country. Fifty-two were white and 11
colored persons; 32 were males and 31 females. Sixty-two were
citizens and one an alien.
- May 31, 1908, Dallas
Daily Times Herald, Sec. II, p. 7, col. 5.
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1929
Classifieds
Personal and Business Notices
ROSEMERE suburban State licensed private maternity home.
Particulars given in correspondence. Co-operate with licensed
physicians. 222 E. Whittier st., San Antonio, Texas.
DIXON MATERNITY HOME
Retreat for confinement; babies adopted;
nurse in charge. 3306 Carpenter. 4-1514.
COLONIAL MATERNITY HOME
For unfortunate girls; babies adopted;
reasonable; licensed. 3213 Colonial. Phone 4-5550.
- June 16, 1929, Dallas
Morning News, p. 6, col. 1.
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