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PART III - SERVICES
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 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 1962 was 1,969 (1,037 males and
932 females), of which there were 101 (61 males and 40 females) where
the ordinary place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 688 notifications of live births (362 males and 326
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 44 stillbirths (23 males and 21 females) notified
in Ilford, of which there were 4 (3 males and 1 female) where the ordinary
place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford, and notifications of
12 stillbirths (3 males and 9 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 52 where the home
address was stated to be in Ilford, whereas the Registrar-General has
allocated 53 stillbirths in Ilford.