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CONTENTS OF REPORT
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Members of the Health and Protection Committee 5
Staff of the Health Directorate 7
Introductory remarks of Medical Officer of Health 8
SECTION A: Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
General 13
Births; Birth Rate 13
Still Births; Deaths; Death Rate 14
Maternal Mortality 14
Infantile Mortality 15
Vital Statistics for Years 1962-1971 17
Classification of Causes of Deaths 18
Notes on Vital Statistics 24
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus 26
Road Traffic Accidents 26
SECTION B: Prevalence of and Control over Infectious and
Other Diseases
Notifiable Diseases 28
Notifications other than Tuberculosis 29
Age Distribution of Infectious Diseases 30
Notes on Infectious Diseases 32
Salmonella Infections 35
Notification of Tuberculosis 36
Report of Chest Physicians 36
SECTION C: Personal Health Services
Maternity and Child Health Services 40
Screening for Phenylketonuria 41
Dental Treatment for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and
Children under 5 years 43
Cervical Cytology Screening Service 44
Family Planning 45
Health Visiting 47
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 48
Midwives Act 1951 49
Ancilliary Staff 50