AGENCY: Wasatch County (Utah). County Clerk

SERIES: 83882
TITLE: Death records
DATES: i 1907-1925.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by year but not by month. Entries were recorded in order of report, not by date of birth.

DESCRIPTION: Death records, kept by the county clerk for the purpose of legally declaring a death and registering decline in the county population. This record shows changes in demographics, and includes information about date of death, cause of death, and surviving kinship. In 1905 the responsibility of recording deaths for the counties in the state of Utah was transferred to eht Department of Health, Division of Vital Statisitics.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: Retain in State Records Center until Reviewed and then destroy.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Records Center until reviewed and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

The information on these registers duplicate information on death certificates. In 1905, Utah became a register state. The state Board of Health was authorized to register deaths and births on a statewide basis. The original death certificate was sent to the State Board of Health, however some registrars continued to maintain a copy. The disposition to destroy these records is gased on their duplicate nature. These records copy information currently on death certificates under permanent retention.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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