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Registration Act, 1836.
By the Registration Act, 1836, all live births are registered
with the Registrar of Births within six weeks.
The birth-rate is calculated on the live births registered, and
during last year 2,050 (1,055 males and 995 females) births were
registered, giving a birth-rate of 13.9 per 1,000 persons, calculated
on the net population, mid-year 1935, as compared with 1,961
births and a birth-rate of 13.8 per 1,000 persons in 1934.
Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926.
By the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926, all stillbirths
are registered with the Registrar of Births within six weeks.
During 1935, 72 stillbirths (40 males and 32 females) were
registered. Of these, 1 male was illegitimate.
The figures of 2,050 live births and 72 stillbirths registered
are supplied by the Registrar-General and include births registered
in other districts and belonging to Ilford. These are transferred to
Ilford, and births registered in Ilford belonging to other districts
are transferred out in a similar manner.
Infant Mortality.
The number of infants dying within the first year of life was
88, the total number born being 2,050. The infant mortality or
rate of death per 1,000 births was, therefore, 42.8.