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The local health departments of a few large cities began recording births and deaths by the mid-1800s. The early records are usually incomplete. Many counties in the East and Midwest were recording births and deaths by the late 1800s. | The local health departments of a few large cities began recording births and deaths by the mid-1800s. The early records are usually incomplete. Many counties in the East and Midwest were recording births and deaths by the late 1800s. | ||
Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist | Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately until the early 1900s, these records do not exist in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. But usually within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. | ||
== REGIONAL DIFFERENCES == | == REGIONAL DIFFERENCES == | ||