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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 1963 was 2,040 (1,083 males and
957 females), of which there were 132 (70 males and 62 females) where
the ordinary place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 822 notifications of live births (406 males and 416
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 32 stillbirths (17 males and 15 females) notified
in Ilford, of which there were 5 (3 males and 2 females) where the ordinary
place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford, and notifications of
14 stillbirths (10 males and 4 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 41 where the
home address was stated to be in Ilford, whereas the Registrar-General
has allocated 40 stillbirths in Ilford.