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Notification of 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 live births notified under the above Acts during
1935 was 1,692 (869 males and 823 females).
Of these, 25 (10 males and 15 females) took place in Ilford, the
ordinary place of residence of the parents being outside the district.
In addition, 358 notifications of birth (179 males and 179
females) which took place outside the district, although the ordinary
residence of the parents is in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
During the year, 28 cases in which there was default in complying
with the requirements of the Notification of Births Acts
were referred to the Town Clerk.
The percentage of live births occurring in Ilford, notified by
the various responsible persons, was as follows:—
By Medical Practitioners 24.58
By Certified Midwives 66.38
By Parents and others 9.04
In addition, 57 stillbirths (32 males and 25 females) were
notified.
The notifications of 14 stillbirths (5 males and 9 females) which
took place outside the district, although the ordinary residence of
the parents is in Ilford, were transferred to this district.