Except that according to the Instruction Manual provided above, there WAS a federal code for whether a baby was born in a hospital, attended by a midwife, etc.
So we should EXPECT to see a handwritten notation next to the box for the name of hospital or institution where born, and that IS exactly what we see.
“we should EXPECT to see a handwritten notation next to the box”
All the other codes are in the required boxes not next to the boxes.