Existing comment:
Birth and Death:
Records
dating from 1900 show that over 3,500 people, including more than 1,400 children, died on Ellis Island. Burials were arranged by either friends or relatives, charity associations, or, as a last resort, by an undertaker contracted by the Immigration Service. Though death was afar more frequent occurence [sic], births too were part of the hospital routine. Over 355 babies were born on Ellis Island. |