(a) There is hereby established within the Division of Public Health an Office of Vital Statistics which shall install, maintain and operate the only system of vital statistics throughout this State.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3104

  • Division: means the Division of Public Health. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Office of Vital Statistics shall have branch offices in each county. The Department shall designate 1 such branch as the central Office of Vital Statistics, and this branch shall be responsible for the supervision of the operation of the other vital statistics offices throughout this State.

27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § ?2; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § ?2; Code 1915, § ?798; 29 Del. Laws, c. 49, § ?1; 33 Del. Laws, c. 57, § ?4; 34 Del. Laws, c. 69, § ?1; Code 1935, § ?781; 16 Del. C. 1953, § ?3103; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?140;