The reproductions or copies of documents authorized in § 1239 of this title, made by the Secretary of Health from the certificates or registrations and other documents above referred to, shall have the same legal force as the certified copies of such certificates or registrations and other documents as the Secretary of Health may issue according to law.
History —May 13, 1947, No. 370, p. 720, § 6; June 13, 1962, No. 38, p. 89, § 3.