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=== '''Maryland County Birth Records, 1898-1972'''  ===
=== '''Maryland County Birth Records, 1898-1972'''  ===


A new law by the General Assembly in 1898 required birth registration in Maryland’s 23 counties. It took until almost 1914 before registration of all births occurred.  
A new law by the General Assembly in 1898 required birth registration in Maryland’s 23 counties. Baltimore City was excused from the new law because it had required registration since 1875. The citizens and counties were slow to comply with the registration requirement. A high compliance rate did not occur until approximately 1914.  


:Information on birth records from 1898 to 1972 included:  
:Information on birth records from 1898 to 1972 include:  
:*Name of child  
:*Name of child  
:*Birth date  
:*Birth date  
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