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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
1936 was 1,896 (1,012 males and 884 females).
Of these, 20 (10 males and 10 females) took place in Ilford,
the ordinary place of residence of the parents being outside the
district.
In addition, 369 notifications of birth (207 males and 162
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, 31 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 23.05
By Certified Midwives 66.14
By Parents and others 10.81
In addition, 50 stillbirths (27 males and 23 females) were
notified. In one case (a female) the ordinary place of residence of
the parents was outside the district.
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.