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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
ofthe area in which the birth took place. The number of live births notified
in llford underthisAct duringl961 was 1,928(1,009males and 919females),
of which there were 119 (61 males and 58 females) where the ordinary
place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 737 notifications of live births (363 males and 374
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 30 stillbirths (18 males and 12 females) notified
in Ilford, of which there were 3 (all females) where the ordinary place
of residence of the parents was outside Ilford, and notifications of 11
stillbirths (5 males and 6 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 40
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:-