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