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PART III.—SERVICES.
National Health Service Act, 1946.
Births.—In accordance with the provisions of the Public Health Act,
1936, all live births and all stillbirths of twenty-eight weeks gestation and
over must be notified within 36 hours to the Medical Officer of Health of the
area in which the birth took place. The number of live births notified in
Ilford under this Act during 1951 was 1,677 (864 males and 813 females), of
which there were 74 (32 males and 42 females) where the ordinary place of
residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition, 723 notifications of live births (361 males and 362 females)
which took place outside the district, although the ordinary residence of
the parents was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
During the year, 2 cases in which there was default in complying with
the requirements of the Public Health Act relating to the Notification of
Births were referred to the Area Clerk.
The percentage of live births occurring in Ilford, notified by the various
responsible persons, was as follows:—
By Medical Practitioners .12
By Certified Midwives 99.64
By Parents and others .24
There were also 41 stillbirths (24 males and 17 females) notified in Ilford
including 1 (male) where the home address of the parents was outside the
district, and notifications of 22 stillbirths (15 males and 7 females) which
took place outside the district, although the ordinary residence of the parents
was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
The following table shows the causes of the 62 stillbirths notified where
the usual residence of the parents was in Ilford:—