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Show oo PHYSICIANS' ERROR MAY PROVE SERIOUS TAMPA, Fla.. Feb. 11. Alarmed at reports that physicians in varlousl parts of the country had through force of habit written "1921" Instead Of "1921;" for a brief period after the new year, the city heulth officer herc has Investigated the recording of ell births since January 1 and has announced an-nounced that In no Instance was a Tampa professional man guilty of the error. It was explained that the mistake easily could be corrected at the bureau bu-reau Of vital statistics if it was dete t-ed t-ed when birth certificates wore filed but that when once made an official offi-cial record it would require tedious legal proceeding- io tr,i iglileu out the tangle. If the birth of a persen had been recorded as having occurred in 1921 when It should have be;n 1 y 2 2. he would officially reach his majority a year before his time and would vote a year too soon. It also H was explained that the error niigh' H result in a great deal of trouble In j I the sett lenient of estates, (ju,. of: H cial said I he complications that could arise as a resuh of such an error H a i s almost without limit In num- I ber. oo 1 |