Table 1 Recommendations for Health Statistics, as proposed in the Hall Report, 1964

1) federal financial support in consolidating existing registers;

2) incorporating of modern data processing methods to analyze statistics;

3) standardize classification of diseases, and social and demographic characteristics to facilitate comparability between regions; and,

4) encourage timely publication of statistics and reports; and finally,

5) establish a national clearing house and coordinating agency for health statistics [12].