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Series 81443OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS & STATISTICS [1266]BIRTH CERTIFICATES, 1905-[ongoing]A separate
agency history
is available.
DESCRIPTION: This is the permanent legal
record of all live births in the state filed with the Utah Office of Vital
Records and Statistics in compliance with UCA 26-2-5. The information recorded
in 1905 included the newborn child's full name, sex, date of birth, place of
birth, whether a single or multiple births took place, the parents' names, race
(color), ages, birthplaces, occupations, and marital status, and the number of
children born to the mother. Later certificates also record the length of the
pregnancy, the child's weight and length at birth, the date of the serological
test, a description of any complications, and a description of any congenital
malformations or birth injuries.
Vital Records and Statistics began issuing birth certificates in March
1905. The Utah law requiring the registration of all births (and deaths) within
the state (Laws of Utah, 1905, chapter 120)
followed the guidelines of the U.S. Census Bureau in an effort to maintain
uniform and accurate registration of all deaths nationwide. The original 1905
state statute provided that certificates issued by Vital Records would be legal
documents that "shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and places of the
facts therein stated." As a permanent legal record, the certificate is valid
for all purposes where a certificate is required by the state or federal
government (i.e., to register for school, apply for a Social Security card,
apply for a U.S. passport, etc.)
Included are Supplemental Report of Birth forms, which are used to
certify that a name has been given to a child who was unnamed at the time the
original birth certificate was filed, and Affidavit to Amend a Record forms,
which are used to correct erroneous information or provide information missing
from the original record. In some cases, these documents may be supplemented by
correspondence or a copy of church records.
Throughout 1905, many physicians and midwives in Salt Lake City
continued to use the Salt Lake City Board of Health Birth Return forms
(postcards) in use before the state began registering births in March 1905
instead of the new State Board of Health forms.
Certificate forms are revised periodically to ensure that the data
collected relate to current and future needs. In the revision process, each
information field is evaluated thoroughly for its registration, legal,
statistical, medical, and research value. Statistical data from birth
certificates helps to identify public health problems and measure the results
of programs established to alleviate these problems.
ARRANGEMENT: Birth certificates are
arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically by county, thereunder
chronologically by date. Births on the same date and in the same county are not
consistently arranged in any order.
RELATED RECORDS: Series 81446,
AMENDMENTS TO BIRTH RECORDS, are forms used to change information on birth
certificates, either through error, name change, or sex change. Series 81445,
DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATES (1905-ongoing), is birth certificates that are
registered with Vital Records a year or more after the date of birth. Series
81444, NATIVE AMERICAN BIRTH CERTIFICATES (1916-ongoing), is a separate file of
birth certificates issued for Indians.
FINDING AIDS: Series 81437, BIRTH
CERTIFICATES PHONETIC INDEX (covering the years 1904-1934), indexes birth
certificates included in this series according to the Soundex Coding System.
Vital Records plans to compile an electronic index to certificates that are
classified public.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The Inspection of
Vital Records Act (HB 84), which passed in May 1998, made historic birth
records available to the public 100 years after the date of birth. Previously,
only authorized persons had access to these records. The Office of Vital
Records and Statistics began transferring custody of historic birth
certificates (1905) to the Utah State Archives in March 2006. Each year in
January a new lot of birth certificates is expected to be made available for
public access.
PROCESSING NOTE: 1905 Utah birth
certificates were archivally processed by W. Glen Fairclough, Jr., in April
2006. Digitization by the Genealogical Society of Utah was completed in June
2006. Microfilming by the Utah State Archives was completed in October 2006.
This series is updated annually when a new set of death certificates becomes
accessible to the public.
PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State
Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and
the series number.
GAPS: The following note was placed inside
the 1905 Weber County volume: "The files of the Ogden City Board of Health
(Weber County Building, Ogden, Utah) contain some births for 1905 which are not
of record in State files. If a 1905 birth may not be found registered for Weber
County, the applicant should be advised to make search at Ogden Registrar's
office before proceeding with delayed birth registration, to be sure he hasn't
a certificate filed when he was born. Division of Vital Statistics, 130 State
Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah"
CONTAINER LIST
| Reel |
Box |
Folder |
Description |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1903: Salt Lake |
| 1 |
1 |
2 |
1904: Salt Lake |
| 1 |
1 |
3 |
1905: Beaver, March-August |
| 1 |
1 |
4 |
1905: Beaver, September-December |
| 1 |
1 |
5 |
1905: Box Elder, January-June |
| 1 |
1 |
6 |
1905: Box Elder, July-August |
| 1 |
1 |
7 |
1905: Box Elder, September-October |
| 1 |
1 |
8 |
1905: Box Elder, November-December |
| 1 |
1 |
9 |
1905: Cache, January-March |
| 1 |
1 |
10 |
1905: Cache, April-May |
| 1 |
1 |
11 |
1905: Cache, June-July |
| 1 |
1 |
12 |
1905: Cache, August |
| 1 |
1 |
13 |
1905: Cache, September |
| 1 |
1 |
14 |
1905: Cache, October |
| 1 |
1 |
15 |
1905: Cache, November |
| 1 |
1 |
16 |
1905: Cache, December |
| 1 |
1 |
17 |
1905: Carbon: January-May |
| 1 |
1 |
18 |
1905: Carbon: June-July |
| 1 |
1 |
19 |
1905: Carbon: August-September |
| 1 |
1 |
20 |
1905: Carbon: October-December |
| 1 |
1 |
21 |
1905: Daggett (see Uintah) |
| 1 |
1 |
22 |
1905: Davis, January-April |
| 1 |
1 |
23 |
1905: Davis, May-June |
| 2 |
1 |
24 |
1905: Davis, July-August |
| 2 |
1 |
25 |
1905: Davis, September-October |
| 2 |
1 |
26 |
1905: Davis, November-December |
| 2 |
1 |
27 |
1905: Duchesne (see Wasatch) |
| 2 |
1 |
28 |
1905: Emery, April-December |
| 2 |
1 |
29 |
1905: Garfield, April-August |
| 2 |
1 |
30 |
1905: Garfield, September-December |
| 2 |
1 |
31 |
1905: Grand, March-December |
| 2 |
1 |
32 |
1905: Iron, January-July |
| 2 |
1 |
33 |
1905: Iron, August-December |
| 2 |
1 |
34 |
1905: Juab, January-May |
| 2 |
1 |
35 |
1905: Juab, June-August |
| 2 |
1 |
36 |
1905: Juab, September-October |
| 2 |
1 |
37 |
1905: Juab, November-December |
| 2 |
1 |
38 |
1905: Kane, July-December |
| 2 |
1 |
39 |
1905: Millard: January-September |
| 2 |
1 |
40 |
1905: Millard: October-December |
| 2 |
1 |
41 |
1905: Morgan, January-December |
| 2 |
1 |
42 |
1905: Piute (none on file) |
| 2 |
1 |
43 |
1905: Rich, January-December |
| 2 |
1 |
44 |
1905: Salt Lake, January 1-10 |
| 3 |
1 |
45 |
1905: Salt Lake, January 11-20 |
| 3 |
1 |
46 |
1905: Salt Lake, January 21-31 |
| 3 |
2 |
1 |
1905: Salt Lake, February 1-10 |
| 3 |
2 |
2 |
1905: Salt Lake, February 11-20 |
| 3 |
2 |
3 |
1905: Salt Lake, February 21-28 |
| 3 |
2 |
4 |
1905: Salt Lake, March 1-10 |
| 3 |
2 |
5 |
1905: Salt Lake, March 11-20 |
| 3 |
2 |
6 |
1905: Salt Lake, March 21-31 |
| 3 |
2 |
7 |
1905: Salt Lake, April 1-10 |
| 3 |
2 |
8 |
1905: Salt Lake, April 11-20 |
| 3 |
2 |
9 |
1905: Salt Lake, April 21-30 |
| 3 |
2 |
10 |
1905: Salt Lake, May 1-10 |
| 3 |
2 |
11 |
1905: Salt Lake, May 11-20 |
| 3 |
2 |
12 |
1905: Salt Lake, May 21-31 |
| 3 |
2 |
13 |
1905: Salt Lake, June 1-10 |
| 3 |
2 |
14 |
1905: Salt Lake, June 11-20 |
| 3 |
2 |
15 |
1905: Salt Lake, June 21-30 |
| 3 |
2 |
16 |
1905: Salt Lake, July 1-10 |
| 4 |
2 |
17 |
1905: Salt Lake, July 11-20 |
| 4 |
2 |
18 |
1905: Salt Lake, July 21-31 |
| 4 |
2 |
19 |
1905: Salt Lake, August 1-10 |
| 4 |
2 |
20 |
1905: Salt Lake, August 11-20 |
| 4 |
2 |
21 |
1905: Salt Lake, August 21-31 |
| 4 |
2 |
22 |
1905: Salt Lake, September 1-10 |
| 4 |
2 |
23 |
1905: Salt Lake, September 11-20 |
| 4 |
2 |
24 |
1905: Salt Lake, September 21-30 |
| 4 |
3 |
1 |
1905: Salt Lake, October 1-10 |
| 4 |
3 |
2 |
1905: Salt Lake, October 11-20 |
| 4 |
3 |
3 |
1905: Salt Lake, October 21-31 |
| 4 |
3 |
4 |
1905: Salt Lake, November 1-10 |
| 4 |
3 |
5 |
1905: Salt Lake, November 11-20 |
| 4 |
3 |
6 |
1905: Salt Lake, November 21-30 |
| 4 |
3 |
7 |
1905: Salt Lake, December 1-10 |
| 5 |
3 |
8 |
1905: Salt Lake, December 11-20 |
| 5 |
3 |
9 |
1905: Salt Lake, December 21-31 |
| 5 |
3 |
10 |
1905: San Juan, January-December |
| 5 |
3 |
11 |
1905: Sanpete, January-June |
| 5 |
3 |
12 |
1905: Sanpete, July |
| 5 |
3 |
13 |
1905: Sanpete, August |
| 5 |
3 |
14 |
1905: Sanpete, September |
| 5 |
3 |
15 |
1905: Sanpete, October |
| 5 |
3 |
16 |
1905: Sanpete, November |
| 5 |
3 |
17 |
1905: Sanpete, December |
| 5 |
3 |
18 |
1905: Sevier, January-June |
| 5 |
3 |
19 |
1905: Sevier, July-August |
| 5 |
3 |
20 |
1905: Sevier, September-October |
| 5 |
3 |
21 |
1905: Sevier, November |
| 5 |
3 |
22 |
1905: Sevier, December |
| 5 |
3 |
23 |
1905: Summit, January-June |
| 5 |
3 |
24 |
1905: Summit, July |
| 5 |
3 |
25 |
1905: Summit, August |
| 5 |
3 |
26 |
1905: Summit, September |
| 5 |
3 |
27 |
1905: Summit, October |
| 6 |
3 |
28 |
1905: Summit, November |
| 6 |
3 |
29 |
1905: Summit, December |
| 6 |
3 |
30 |
1905: Tooele, January-June |
| 6 |
3 |
31 |
1905: Tooele, July-August |
| 6 |
3 |
32 |
1905: Tooele, September-October |
| 6 |
3 |
33 |
1905: Tooele, November-December |
| 6 |
3 |
34 |
1905: Uintah, January-July |
| 6 |
3 |
35 |
1905: Uintah, August-September |
| 6 |
3 |
36 |
1905: Uintah, October-November |
| 6 |
3 |
37 |
1905: Uintah, December |
| 6 |
3 |
38 |
1905: Utah, January-May |
| 6 |
3 |
39 |
1905: Utah, June |
| 6 |
3 |
40 |
1905: Utah, July |
| 6 |
3 |
41 |
1905: Utah, August |
| 6 |
3 |
42 |
1905: Utah, September |
| 6 |
3 |
43 |
1905: Utah, October |
| 6 |
3 |
44 |
1905: Utah, November |
| 6 |
3 |
45 |
1905: Utah, December |
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
1905: Wasatch, March-July |
| 7 |
4 |
2 |
1905: Wasatch, August-September |
| 7 |
4 |
3 |
1905: Wasatch, October |
| 7 |
4 |
4 |
1905: Wasatch, November |
| 7 |
4 |
5 |
1905: Wasatch, December |
| 7 |
4 |
6 |
1905: Washington, January-December |
| 7 |
4 |
7 |
1905: Wayne, May-December |
| 7 |
4 |
8 |
1905: Weber, January-June |
| 7 |
4 |
9 |
1905: Weber, July |
| 7 |
4 |
10 |
1905: Weber, August |
| 7 |
4 |
11 |
1905: Weber, September |
| 7 |
4 |
12 |
1905: Weber, October |
| 7 |
4 |
13 |
1905: Weber, November |
| 7 |
4 |
14 |
1905: Weber, December |
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