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complete registration of births should also be
accompanied with a provision for the registration of
births of still-born children. At the present
moment no adequate arrangement is made for
ascertaining whether a child taken to be buried is
still-born or not, and I have reason to believe that
a large number of children who are born alive are
buried as still-born, and that much crime is thus
concealed by our neglect of legislation on this point.
In most civilized countries provision is made for the
complete registration of births.
The Workshop Regulation Act of 1867.
Under this title an Act was passed in the
Parliament of 1867, the great object of which was
to prevent the working overhours of children and
women engaged in manual labour. It had been
long felt that some power should be given to local
authorities to prevent the employment of young
people in certain occupations carried on in illventilated
rooms, beyond certain hours consistent
with their health. No sooner was the above Act
passed than it was referred to the consideration of
the Sanitary Committee, who at once ordered the
following abstract of the Act to be prepared and
printed for circulation throughout the Parish:—
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