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Hornsey 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907 & 1915.
All live births and still births of seven months and over must
be notified to the Medical Officer of Health within 36 hours, in
addition to being registered within a period of six weeks after
birth.
The number of births notified under the Acts during 1934 was: —
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | 626 | 590 | 1,216 |
| Still births | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 642 | 609 | 1,251 |
The births were notified: —
By Doctors 153
,, Borough Midwife 126
,, other Midwives 341
,, Hospitals 139
,, parents 28
,, others 407
1,194
Unnotified (from Registrar's return): —
Live births 54
Still births 3
57
1,251
Of this number there were:— Live births, stillbirths
Occurring in the Borough and transferred
to other districts 194
Belonging to Hornsey and occurring
in Hospitals, etc., outside the
district 428 17