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PART III.— SERVICES.
National Health Service Acts, 1946— 1957.
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 llford under this Act during 1958 was 1,785 (933 males and 852 females),
of which there were 141 (73 males and 68 females) where the ordinary place
of residence of the parents was outside llford.
In addition, 565 notifications of live births (294 males and 271 females)
which took place outside the district, although the ordinary residence of
the parents was in llford, 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.
Them were also 32 stillbirths (20 males and 12 females) notified in
llford including 2 (1 male and 1 female) where the home address of the
parents was outside the district, and notifications of 11 stillbirths (5 males
and 6 females) which took place outside the district, although the ordinary
residence of the parents was in llford, were transferred to this district.
This represents a total of 41 where the home address was in llford, whereas
the Registrar-General has allocated 43 stillbirths to llford.