HC Deb 09 May 1892 vol 4 c483

Address for— Return from the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, specifying the following information with regard to each Country:—

  1. 1. Whether the registration of Still Births is compulsory; and, if so, what Act regulates this;
  2. 2. Is the registration carried out by the authorities who register ordinary Births and Deaths;
  3. 3. Are Still Births registered as Births or Deaths, or both;
  4. 4. What is the legal definition of a Still Born Child;
  5. 5. What are the penalties for neglecting to register a Still Birth;
  6. 6. Is the number of Still Born Children, interred and registered in the year 1890, known; and, if so, what was such number;
  7. 7. What are the penalties for criminally causing a Child to be Still Born;
  8. 8. Copy of regulations and forms of certificates used in registering Still Births;
  9. 9. Is a certificate of Still Birth, signed by a Midwife, accepted by the registering authorities;
  10. 10. Are Midwives recognised by the State, and is the bulk of the Midwifery practice in their hands;
  11. 11. Under what regulations, if any, are Midwives allowed by the State to practise;
  12. 12. Is it known, and, if so, what is the rate per 1,000 of Women who die in their confinements or in the four weeks immediately following."—(Viscount Grimston.)