Guide to the Allegheny County, Pa. Dept. of Public Health Birth and Death Records, 1870-1905 AIS.1975.06

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Allegheny County, Pa. Dept. of Public Health Birth and Death Records
Creator
Allegheny County (Pa.). Health Department
Collection Number
AIS.1975.06
Extent
391 Volumes (Plus 81 microfilm reels)
Date
1870-1905
Abstract
Records contain birth and death certificates for persons born/died between 1870-1905 in Allegheny County, Pa.
Language
English .
Author
Archives Service Center staff.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

History

The Department of Public Health traces its beginnings to the Board of Health, the erection of which was mandated by the state of Pennsylvania in 1851. In 1887 all second class cities, of which Pittsburgh was one, were required to organize a Bureau of Health. In 1895 it was placed under the Department of Public Safety. Here it remained until 1909 when it was raised to the level of a department. When a state law of 1951 provided for the organization of county health departments, the Pittsburgh Dept. of Public Health was phased out.

Previous Citation

Allegheny County, Pa. Dept. of Public Health Birth and Death Records, 1870-1905, AIS.1975.06, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Allegheny County, Pa. Dept. of Public Health Birth and Death Records, 1870-1905, AIS.1975.06, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Scope and Content Notes

Records contain birth (physical volumes) and death (microfilm) certificates for persons born/died between 1870-1905 in Allegheny County, Pa.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Allegheny County, Department of Health, Division of Biostatistics, June 23, 1975.

See Also

For digitized and searchable versions of the Pittsburgh Death Records, please consult the following page on Family Search: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810412

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Allegheny County (Pa.). Health Department

    Geographic Names

    • Allegheny County (Pa.)

    Genres

    • Death records
    • Birth records

    Other Subjects

    • Government
    • Registers of births, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County

Container List

Series I. Birth Records (Return of Births), 1875-Oct. 1905

Extent

391 Volumes

Scope and Content Notes

Records contain: full name of child; sex; color; full name of father; his occupation; his birthplace; full name of mother; her birth place; date of birth of the child; where born; date of return; name of physician or other person signing return; his or her office or residence; date of registration. These are physical volumes.

Series II. Death Records (Return of Deaths), 1870-1905

Extent

81 microfilm_reels

Scope and Content Notes

Records contain: full name of deceased; color; sex; age; married or single; occupation; date of death; cause of death; duration of last illness; name of physician or other person signing certificate; his or her office or residence; name of father; his birthplace; name of mother; her birth place; birthplace of deceased; late residence; time of residence therein; place of previous residence; place of intended interment; date of intended interment; name of undertaker; his office or residence; date of return; date of registration. These records are available on microfilm only.