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PART III.—SERVICES.
National Health Service Act, 1946.
Births.—In accordance with the provisions of the Public Health Act,
1936, all live births and all stillbirths of twenty-eight weeks gestation and
over must be notified within 36 hours to the Medical Officer of Health of
the area in which the birth took place. The number of live births notified
in Ilford under this Act during 1952 was 1,734 (929 males and 805 females),
of which there were 112 (55 males and 57 females) where the ordinary place
of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 695 notifications of live births (359 males and 336 females)
which took place outside the district, although the ordinary residence of
the parents was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
During the year there were 4 cases in which there was default in complying
with the requirements of the Public Health Act relating to the
Notification of Births and warning letters were sent to the persons concerned.
The percentage of live births occurring in Ilford, notified by the various
responsible persons, was as follows:—
By Medical Practitioners .23
By Certified Midwives 99.54
By Parents and others .23
There were also 44 stillbirths (20 males and 24 females) notified in
Ilford including 2 (1 male and 1 female) where the home address of the
parents was outside the district, and notifications of 13 stillbirths (6 males
and 7 females) which took place outside the district, although the ordinary
residence of the parents was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
This represents a total of 55 where the home address was in Ilford, whereas
the Registrar-General has allocated only 51 stillbirths to Ilford.
The following table shows the causes of the 55 stillbirths notified where
the usual residence of the parents was in Ilford:—