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VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 148 deaths during the year; in the three
preceding years the numbers were 130, 163, and 146.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
There were no uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1910; in 1909,
1908, 1907, and 1906, the numbers were 1, 1, 0, and 2.
INQUESTS HELD.
In the Coroner's Court—General cases 389
,, „ Poor Law cases 28.
Elsewhere in St. Pancras —x
417
PUBLIC MORTUARIES.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary 407
„ „ „ Infectious 10
417
THE PREVENTION OF INFANT MORTALITY.
Notification of Births.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, came into operation on 9th March,
1908. Primarily, the duty of notifying a birth to the Medical Officer of
Health devolves upon the father of the child if he be resident in the house at
the time of its occurrence ; secondarily, upon any person in attendance upon the
mother at the time of, or within six hours after, the birth. The notice must be
given by posting a prepaid letter or post card within 36 hours after the birth,
or by delivery of a written notice of the birth at the office of the Medical
Officer of Health within the same time. The local authority must supply,
without charge, addressed and stamped post cards containing the form of notice
to any medical practitioner or midwife residing or practising in their area who
applies for the same. The notification is in addition to, and not in substitution
of, the requirements of the Act relating to the registration of births, and it
applies to any child born after the expiration of the 28th week of pregnancy,
whether alive or dead. Liability to a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings
is incurred by any person who fails to give notice of a birth unless there is
reasonable ground to believe that notice has been duly given by some other
person.