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In addition, I have received notice of 7 stillbirths which took
place outside the district, although the parents reside in Ilford.
The causes of the stillbirths were as follows:—
6 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford—
Caesarian section operation 1
Prolonged obstructed labour 1
Ante-partum hæmorrhage 1
Abnormal lie 1
Kidney trouble in mother 1
Eclampsia 1
1 at East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial Road, E.—
Macerated foetus 1
As mentioned in my last Annual Report the Public Health
Committee considered the non-compliance with the Notification
of Births Acts.
Notice of the requirements of the Act was given by advertisement
in the local Press. A copy of the circular was sent to the
local Ministers of Religion, and all medical practitioners and midwives
practising in the area were circularised.
In 1930 the attention was called to default in complying with
the Act in 29 instances. The chief reasons of failure to notify
within the prescribed time was stated to be absence of knowledge of
the requirements by parents and oversight on the part of medical
practitioners and midwives.
Registration Act, 1836.
By the Registration Act, 1836, all live births are registered
with the Registrar of Births within six weeks.