Legislative Recommendations. Where a physician attended a patient ten days, and on the tenth day discharged the patient in a rapidly convalescing condition, but four days after relapse occurred, resulting in death, whose duty is it to make return of the death to the county clerk, the attending physician not having seen the patient since discharged? 66 Ans. The statute says physicians shall make a return to the clerk of the courts all "births and deaths which may come under their supervision." The evident meaning of the term supervision," as used in the statute, is having the care of. In the case cited the physician who attended the patient would be deemed as having had supervision of him, and be required to make the return. LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. Repeating what has been said in each previous report of the State Board, another two years' practical experience emphasizes and more fully demonstrates the imperative necessity for conferring greater power upon the State Board. Complaint upon complaint, and petition upon petition have been made by individuals, and entire communities, for relief from the existence of nuisances menacing and dangerous to the public health; and where investigation showed that either members of the local board of health, or prominent persons, were interested pecuniarily, socially or politically in the object of complaint whereby no relief could be obtained, through the agency specially vested with power to give relief, thus defeating entirely the intent and purpose of the law. In such cases, where from local causes and local influences the health laws of the State, and regulations of the State, are ignored and disregarded by local boards, authority should be vested in the State Board of Health to secure to commuities the full benefit of the statute. As an impartial and disinterested body, it should have mandatory authority regarding all matters concerning the public health, and Legislative Recommendations. its orders and regulations be given the force and effect of law. It should at least be given the same powers that are given to local boards, and be made co-extensive with the State limits. Vital statistics are an important factor in the development of sanitary science. They are especially important in pursuing an intelligent investigation of the causes, character and climatic conditions regarding the diseases and mortality of the State, and more effective measures should be provided to secure such statistics. Attention is, therefore, called to the report of the special committee on page 15. 72.4 73.9 72.1 63.1 52.6 41.9 29.6 19.5 28.2 38.3 52.9 63.1 1839. 1840. 70.6 75.7 73.11 61.1 60.7 35.1 23.91 32.21 31.8 40.5 62.7 68.9] * Observations were made by Prof. T. S. Parvin. 5.70 9.10 3.00 4.30 1.40 1.29 1.20 1.60 2.10 0.70 4.40 36.29 1.40 12.20 5.00 4.80 6.60 1.14 2.82 1.30 2.41 4.70 4.70 59.27 3.30 3.70 38.66 5.11 2.52 1.00 8.60 5.30 6.50 59.39 September. August. November. December. January. February. March. April. May. year. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. January. February. March. April. COMPARATIVE PRECIPITATION (INCHES). June. July. August. September. October. November. December. January. February. March. April. May. Total for 1.00 2.09] 4.02 1.17 0.43 0.55 1.67] 1.42 25. 0.81 0.17 1874. 42.3 52.1 * Observations were made by Prof. T. S. Parvin, |