The Health Statistics and Surveillance branch consists of the Vital Records Registry, the Connecticut Tumor Registry, and the Surveillance Analysis and Reporting Unit. 

Vital Records Registry

The State Vital Records Registry maintains a statewide registry of all births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths that have occurred in Connecticut since July 1, 1897. The registry:

      ·   Issues certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates to the public

      ·   Provides vital record data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National

          Center for Health Statistics as part of the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program

·   Maintains the state paternity registry and collaborates with the Department of Social

    Services and obstetric hospitals to encourage unwed couples to establish paternity

·   Processes all adoptions for Connecticut-born children, foreign-born children adopted by

    Connecticut residents, and adoptions finalized in Connecticut

Connecticut Tumor Registry

The Connecticut Tumor Registry is a population-based resource for examining cancer incidence and trends in Connecticut. The registry’s electronic database of over 840,000 cancers includes all reported tumors diagnosed in Connecticut residents from 1935 through 2009, as well as treatment, follow-up and survival data. All hospitals and private pathology laboratories in Connecticut are required by law to report cancer cases to the registry.