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The birth-rate is calculated on the live births registered, and
during last year 2,213 (1,182 males and 1,031 females) births were
registered, giving a birth-rate of 14.4 per 1,000 persons, calculated
an the net population, mid-year 1936, as compared with 2,050
births and a birth-rate of 13.9 per 1,000 persons in 1935.
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 1936, 65 stillbirths (33 males and 32 females) were
registered. Of these, 3 males were illegitimate.
The figures of 2,213 live births and 65 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
96, the total number born being 2,213. The infant mortality or
rate of death per 1,000 live births was, therefore, 43.4.