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CONTENTS OF REPORT
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Members of the Health Committee 5
Staff of Health Department 9
Introductory remarks of Medical Officer of Health 10
SECTION A: Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
General
Births; Birth Rate; Still Births 15-16
Deaths; Death Rate 16
Maternal Mortality 16
Infantile Mortality 17
Vital Statistics for Years 1959-1969 19
Classification of Causes of Death 20
Notes on Vital Statistics 26
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus 28
Road Traffic Accidents 28
SECTION B: Prevalence of, and Control over, Infectious and Other
Diseases
Notifiable Diseases 31
Notifications other than Tuberculosis 32
Age distribution of Infectious Diseases 33
Notes on Infectious Diseases 35
Salmonella Infections 37
Notification of Tuberculosis 38
Report of Chest Physician 38
SECTION C: Personal Health Services
Maternity and Child Health Service 44
Cervical Cytology Screening Service 46
Family Planning 47
Health Visiting 49
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 52
Midwives Act 1951 53
Health Education 54
Day Nurseries 57
Child Minding 61
Toys Project 62
Registered Play Groups 62
In-Service Training 62
Observation/Handicap Register 63