Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-19 | Page 9 | Nation, State Join in Drive for Complete Baby Records

When mien Birth d Registration Campaign Opened 3 IL 1 s z r y a. a y 4 i Jr S 5 I ft- ft x f BIRTH IRTH CERTIFICATE PRESENTED YOUNGSTER IN REGISTRATION DRIVE Mrs Wiliam Viliam Henry left William Villiam Henry Jr Mrs Eva W. W Ramsey Nation State Join in Drive rive For Complete Bay Baby Records I Old Month Tot Gets First Papers in Census Expected to Cover Entire State The new federal census aimed at birth registration of every person in the United States opened in Utah Saturday in charge of the federal bureau of census and the post office department with the state board of health and vital statistics cooperating The initial registration under the new census was completed when Mrs Eva W. W Ramsey deputy state registrar in charge of the work here presented a birth certificate to William Henry Jr old month son of Mr and Mrs William Henry DeSoto street i Mrs Ramsey estimated there are arc between 75 and 80 persons in Salt Lake county whose births were never recorded but was unable to provide any estimate of the number of who were never legally born The campaign she sho said will be concentrated for the time being in m Utah county where officials believe believe believe be be- lieve there are more persons whose births have not been registered than thanin in any other section of the state Prior to 1910 Mrs Ramsey said registration of birth was not re re re-I