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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 1954 was 1,571 (790 males and 781 females),
of which there were 116 (57 males and 59 females) where the ordinary place
of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 755 notifications of live births (397 males and 358 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 there were no cases in which there was default in complying
with the requirements of the Public Health Act relating to the
Notification of Births.
The percentage of live births occurring in Ilford, notified by the various
responsible persons, was as follows:—
By Medical Practitioners Nil
By Certified Midwives 99.75
By Parents and others .25
There were also 50 stillbirths (27 males and 23 females) notified in
Ilford including 5 (2 males and 3 females) where the home address of the
parents was outside the district, and notifications of 10 stillbirths (4 males
and 6 females) which took place outside the district, although the ordinary
residence of the parents was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
This represents a total of 55 where the home address was in Ilford, whereas
the Registrar-General has allocated 56 stillbirths to Ilford.