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Show BIRTH RECORDS fiRE IT REACH! IRE HEALTH OFFICE Although nearly 100 supplementary blanks for a moro detailed report of births have been mailed slnco Jan. 1 to delinquent parents and physicians by the city sanitary department, only two havo mado returns. ' "I have no. inclination to become positive vith these delinquents." said George Shorten, city sanitary commissioner, commis-sioner, "but If a more prompt and accurate ac-curate attention is not given those notices, no-tices, it will be necessary to take such steps as will compel obedience. Applications Appli-cations are constantly being made for copies of births and it is impossible to give correct information when the reports re-ports are incomplete." Tho city official stated this morning-that morning-that the soldier boys now in various cantonments of tho United States are sending for correct data relative to their-births; people interested in the settlement of estates are requiring information; in-formation; and queries for other purposes pur-poses aro arriving. It is urged that I parents and physicians give proper attention to the reports. Tho period of patience, according to the authorities, author-ities, has abouc expired. |