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PART III - SERVICES
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 1946 - 1957.
3IRTIIS.— 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 1964 was 2,263 (1,167 males and
1,096 females), of which there were 133 (66 males and 67 females) where
the ordinary place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford.
In addition 857 notifications of live births, (430 males and 427
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 21 stillbirths (15 males and 6 females) notified
in Ilford, of which there were 3 (2 males and 1 female) where the ordinary
place of residence of the parents was outside Ilford, and notifications
of 10 stillbirths (4 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 28 where the
home address was stated to be in Ilford, whereas the Registrar-General
has allocated 29 stillbirths in Ilford.