[Derived from Art. IV of Ch. XXV of the Charter and Ordinances,
1974; amended 2-16-1993, effective 3-1-1993]
The City Clerk, as ex officio Registrar of Vital Statistics,
shall keep a full and correct record of vital statistics, including
births and deaths, and all permits authorized by law and shall perform
such other duties as are provided by the Charter, by ordinance, by
the Public Health Law or as may be assigned to him/her from time to
time by the Council.
Every physician, accoucheur, midwife or other person in charge
who shall attend or assist or advise at the birth of any child within
the City of Buffalo shall report to the City Clerk as ex officio Registrar
aforesaid within three days thereafter, stating distinctly the date
of birth, the sex and color of the child or children born, its or
their physical condition, whether stillborn or not, the full name,
nativity and residence of the parents and the maiden name of the mother
of such child or children.
It shall be the duty of every physician, accoucheur, midwife,
undertaker, sexton or superintendent of any cemetery or other person
having charge of the same, practicing medicine or doing business within
the City of Buffalo, to register his or her name in a book or books
to be provided for such purpose at the office of the City Clerk as
ex officio Registrar of Vital Statistics of said City, giving full
name, residence and place of business, and in case of removal from
one place to another in said City, to make a change in such register
accordingly.
