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(9) The powers and duties of the Council relating to houses in
multiple occupation, including the making of control orders
under the Housing Act, 1964.
(10) The declaration of improvement areas relating to the compulsory
improvement of dwellings to provide standard
amenities in accordance with the powers contained in Part
II of the Housing Act, 1964.
(11) The provision and management under the National Health
Service Act, 1958, Part III, of clinics and health centres and
vaccination and immunisation services.
(12) The provision and management of maternity, midwifery and
child welfare services.
(13) The provision and management, under the National Health
Service Act, 1946, and the Mental Health Act, 1959, of welfare
clinics for handicapped children, junior and adult training
centres, day centres, social clubs and other facilities for the
mentally sub-normal and the mentally ill.
(14) The supervision of the mentally sub-normal and the mentally
ill in their homes, in lodgings, hostels, etc., and home training.
(15) The provision and management of residential accommodation
for the sub-normal and the mentally ill and placing such
persons in voluntary hostels and private homes.
(16) (a) The removal of persons in need of care and attention:
(b) home nursing and health visiting of the sick and aged;
(c) domestic help services for the aged and sick;
(d) the provision and management of chiropody, disinfestation,
incontinent laundry, and personal ablution services
for the aged and necessitous.
(17) Environmental health services and hygiene, including investigation
and abatement of nuisances from defects in buildings,
drainage, noise, offensive and other trades, provision of dustbins,
sanitary accommodation in factories, shops, offices,
places of public refreshment and entertainment, enforcement
of regulations for out-workers, sampling to check the cleanliness
of rag flock and other fillings, inspection under Animal
Boarding Act, inspection of canal boats, hairdressers'
premises, common lodging houses and amusement fairs.
(18) Inspections under the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises
Act, 1963.
(19) Food hygiene and drugs control, including inspection of
premises for manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream,
dairies and milk retailing, poison and pharmacy, manufacture