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Notification of Births Act, 1907.
7 Edw. 7, Cap 40.
This statute, which was introduced into the House of Commons by
Sir Howard Vincent, is to provide for the early notification of births.
Under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874 (37 and 38 Vict.,
c. 88, s. 1), it is the duty of the father and the mother of the child (and
in their default the duty of the occupier of the house, of all present at
the birth, and of any one in charge of the child) to give information of
the birth to the registrar within forty-two days. By the present statute,
the duty is imposed upon the father, and also (not in the alternative)
upon any person in attendance (i.e., medical practitioner or midwife) to
give notice of the birth of a child (including a stillborn child born after
six and a half months of pregnancy) to the medical officer of health
within thirty-six hours.
The adoption of the Act is optional to any local authority, but power
is given to the Local Government Board to enforce it within the area of
any local authority. (Paterson's Practical Statutes.)
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
7 Edw. 7, Cap. 175.
Milk Supply (Tuberculosis), see pages 25, 26 and 27.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons, see page 80.
Tenement Houses Water Supply, see page 154.
Bye-Laws London County Council Offensive Businesses,
see page 122.
Home Work Order, 23rd May, 1907, see page 116.
Dangerous and Unhealthy Industries Regulations Order,
No. 17.
Regulations, dated January 21st, 1907, were made by the Secretary
of State for the manufacture of paints and colours, as such manufacture
had been certified in pursuance of Section 79 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, to be dangerous.