A professional who records and maintains birth and death certificates and communicable disease reports, and prepares statistical data and medical reports for city or county public health department. Responsibilities include:

• Registers birth, death, and communicable disease statistics from information supplied by physicians, hospital personnel, funeral directors, and representatives from other agencies.
• Analyzes cause of death statements and communicable disease reports for compliance with laws and local regulations, consistency, and completeness.
• Contacts information sources concerning vital statistics and disease reports to resolve discrepancies and obtain additional information.
• Makes certified copies of documents and issues permits to remove and bury bodies.
• Prepares reports, such as epidemiological case history and morbidity report and keeps file of communicable disease cases.
• Refers tuberculosis cases and contacts to appropriate health agencies for consultation, treatment referral, and assistance in disease control.
• Obtains medical, statistical, and sociological data for use by workers in various public health departments.
• Assists in maintaining statistical data file and medical information reference library.