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Notification or Births Acts, 1907 and 1915.
By the Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and 1915, all live
births and stillbirths of seven months and over must be notified
to the Medical Officer of Health within 36 hours.
The number of births notified under the above Acts during
1928 was 1.700 (906 males and 794 females).
In addition. 4.0 stillbirths (20 males and 20 females) were
notified.
The percentage of births notified by the various responsible
persons was as follows
By Medical Practitioners 17.76
By Certified Midwives 53.57
By Parents and others 28.67
The causes of the 40 stillbirths were as follows:—
Prolapse of cord 1
Breech presentation 5
Prolonged labour 2
Hydrocephalus 2
Macerated foetus 8
Ante-partum haemorrhage 2
Albuminuria 1
Accident to mother 4
Pressure on cord 2
Strangulation by cord 2
Large baby 3
Inattention at birth 1
Arrested development 1
Extended breech 2
Ruptured membranes 1
Cause unknown 3
In addition, I have received notice of 9 stillbirths which took
place outside the district, although the parents reside in Ilford.
The causes of the stillbirths were as follows:—
1 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford—eclampsia.
2 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford—accident to mother.
1 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford—cause unknown.
1 at London Hospital—mother had fit.
1 at St. Bartholomew's Hospital—cause unknown.
I at Queen Charlotte's Hospital—cause unknown.
1 at East End Mothers' Home—albuminuria.
1 at City of London Maternity Hospital—anencephaly.