Section 370(f) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(f)When birth and death reports are called for, each chaukidar shall hand in his hath-chitta. These hath-chittas, whether containing entries or not, shall be authenticated by the signature of a member of the Union Board or Panchayat, and shall be brought in by chaukidars even when blank. Fresh entries shall be transcribed into the registers of births and deaths while the parade is going on.