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PART III - SERVICES
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACTS, 1946 - 1957.
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 1960 was 1,889 (991males and 898 females),
of which there were 108 (53 males and 55 females) where the ordinary
place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 737 notifications of live births (385 males and 352
females) which took place outside the district, although the ordinary
residence of the parents was in Ilford, were transferred to this district.
There were also 27 stillbirths (16 males and 11 females) notified
in Ilford and notifications of 11 stillbirths (9 males and 2 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 38 where the home address was stated to be in Ilford, whereas
the Registrar-General has allocated 37 stillbirths to Ilford.
The following table shows the causes of the 38 stillbirths notified
where the usual residence of the parents was stated to be in Ilford:—