Alaska State Statistical News
Births, Deaths, Marriages
The Daily Alaska Dispatch
1914-12-15
DOCTORS MAY BE ARRESTED BY OFFICERS
Unless They Are More Prompt In Obeying Law
Are Notably Lax in filing Death Certificates, According to Secretary of the Territory.
That the doctors, ministers and undertakers of Alaska are very lax in filing certificates of
births, deaths and marriages was the statement made by Secretary Davidson yesterday.
The last legislature passed an act requiring that a certificate of each birth, deaths and marriage
should be filed with the United States commissioner and by him with the office of the secretary in order that the
records may be kept complete.
This Is not being done and Mr. Davidson stated yesterday that If it were not done at once, action
would be taken through the courts against the guilty parties as soon as money was available for the purpose. Every
doctor, minister, undertaker and U.S. Commissioner in the district has been notified by a circular letter to this
effect, and personal letters have also been written in a number of individual cases.
The First and Fourth divisions are the worst, especially the Fourth, according to Mr. Davidson.
The doctors of Juneau are also very lax about filing certificates of births and deaths, and these must be filed
very regularly as the records show, although there have been a few marriages in Juneau which are unrecorded as
yet births and deaths are the worst.
"This is the law, and it is a good one, as these records are very valuable for the good
of the community and for and for posterity," stated Mr. Davidson," report them or action will certainly
be taken as soon as we can get the necessary money."
"Each birth or death unrecorded is cause for a separate action and as the law provides
a penalty of not less than five dollars nor more than on hundred dollars for each offense, it Is liable to be a
serious matter with some of the doctors who have been especially lax in this matter" The law also provides
a prison sentence of from five to thirty years for each offense.
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
The Daily Alaska Dispatch
1916-0-19
CUPID VERY ACTIVE IN TERRITORY
LIKEWISE THE STORK HAS HOT BEEN ASLEEP
In Eight Month 137 Marriages and 169 Births Recorded in Southeastern Alaska
From a recent compilation of the records of birth, in Alaska, which have been reported to the
Secretary's Office, as having occurred prior to the 1913, and during the years 1913, 114, 15 and up to September
1, 1916, the following results are shown.
In the first division a total of 1282; 683 males, 593 females and 3 sex not stated, comprising 926 whites, 210
Indians, 64 half-breeds, 1 black, 1 Chinese, 21 Japanese and 59 nationality not stated
In the second, third and fourth divisions of Alaska, the total is given as 2832, of which number
1412 were males, 1299 females and 21 sex not stated Of the number 447 were whites, 1000 Indians, 284 half-breeds,
1 Chinese, 8 Japanese, 442 Eskimo and 51 nationality not stated.
The record of deaths reported during the year 1915 shows 186 in the first division, of which
139 were males and 47 females, distributed as follows; Juneau 57, Douglas 21, Skagway 9, Haines 18, Sitka 28, Ketchikan
28, Wrangel 4, Petersburg 2, Craig 16, Yakutat 3.
The total number of deaths during the years 1915 in the other three divisions was 400, of which
251 were males and 155 females
The total number of marriages recorded is 3755 for the period prior to 1913, during the years
1913, 14, 15 and up to including. September 1, 1916 . Of this number 2,341 were solemnized in the First division.
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
The Daily Alaska Dispatch
1917-03-18
NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN ALASKA 2273
Deaths, Births and Marriages in Territory Each Between Two and Three Thousand
From the first of March 1915 to the first of March, 1917 there were reported to the secretary
of the territory the following vital statistics: Births 2273; Deaths 2549; Marriages 2816.
Although this number was reported in the time stated the statistics are for those years and
for several years previous, even previous to the passage of the act. From 1915 to 1916 the following are the statistics
for each division in regular order according to the number of each division;
Births; 649, 382, 331 and 300
Deaths; 363, 230, 329 and 242
Marriages; 449, 126, 266 and 184
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
The Daily Alaska Dispatch 1919-05-18
GRIM REAPER WON ALASKA RACE IN 1918
More Deaths than Births in Territory During War years
First Division Leads in Number of Births
Fourth Division Shows Lowest Birth Record, Influenza is responsible for High Death Record in the Territory
The Grim Reaper left the stork far behind in Alaska, during the year 1918 in the eternal race between the two,
according to the vital statistics submitted by the secretary of Alaska.
In the figures submitted it shows that while there were only 663 births in the territory, 842 persons passed over
the great divide. The first division leads in the number of births, having a record of 253, of which 145 were male
and 105 females, and 3 of which no sex was given. The races of the newly born Alaskans were 147 white, 101 native,
3 Japanese and 2 not stated.
In the second division, there were 121 births, 66 males, 54 females and 1 not stated. Of these 23 were whites,
97 natives and 1 not stated.
The third division registered 113 births, 90 males and 102 females. Of these 101 were whites, 86 natives, 3
Japanese and 2 not stated.
The fourth division registered 192 births, 90 males and 102 females. Of these 101 were white, 86 natives,
3 Japanese and 2 not stated.
The deaths in the territory were divided among the four divisions first 457, second 116, third 198 and fourth,
71.
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
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