Take a closer look at the Code Manual. It states the codes are to be “punched”, it does not say they are to be penciled in on the form. In 1961 there was such a thing as a punch card. Go figure.
“Take a closer look at the Code Manual. It states the codes are to be “punched”, it does not say they are to be penciled in on the form. In 1961 there was such a thing as a punch card. Go figure.”
Yes, Birth Certificates were coded in each State, and then that information was passed on to the Federal Government, which entered the data on punch cards that were then fed into a computer and the data was saved on tapes. Punch cards were made of manila stock and small holes were punched in them to record data. Google Univac computers.