Hi Grahame,if you ask the same question of Ask Jeeves,you will get many sites with the asnswer.something to do with the Control of Opthalmia Neonatonim Have fun Dave in Inskip GRAEME BERRY <graemeberry@btinternet.com> wrote: Afternoon All, My Father was born in 1924 in Highland Park, Detriot, U S A and on his birth certificate, it says "have the eyes of the child been treated with one percent solution of Silver Nitrate, as required by law" the answer is yes. I would like to know, why was this?and what did it do. Many Thanks Graeme Berry _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sheffield Records Online http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk Online 1841,1861 Census search.directories,probate,message forum and more. If you are chasing your ancestors round Sheffield..... this is the place to be at!! --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

Hello Dave Google found this; Opthalmia neonatum (infection of baby's eyes during birth) commonly leads to blindness if untreated. Regards Janet Northampton GRAEME BERRY <graemeberry@btinternet.com> wrote: Afternoon All, My Father was born in 1924 in Highland Park, Detriot, U S A and on his birth certificate, it says "have the eyes of the child been treated with one percent solution of Silver Nitrate, as required by law" the answer is yes. I would like to know, why was this?and what did it do. Many Thanks Graeme Berry