VPRS 11771 Quarterly Returns of Births and Deaths

Immediately after the close of the quarterly periods (terminating on the 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December), the births and deaths returns had to be completed by the District Registrars and transmitted to the Head Office at Melbourne.The information recorded in the returns includes:* Name of the District Registrar* Number of births and deaths* Male/Female.This series comprises bound volumes of quarterly returns of births and deaths forwarded by the District Registrars to the Head Office.This series date range is imputed from contents in custody date range, i.e. 1888 to 1960.