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CONTENTS OF REPORT
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Members of the Health and Protection Committee 5—6
Staff of the Health Directorate 7
Introductory remarks 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 1963—1972 17
Classification of causes of deaths 18
Notes on Vital Statistics 24
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus 26
Road Traffic Accidents 27
SECTION B: Prevalence of and Control over infectious and
Other Diseases
Notifiable Diseases 30
Notifications other than Tuberculosis 31
Age distribution of Infectious Diseases 32
Notes on Infectious Diseases 34
Salmonella Infections 39
Report of Chest Physician 40
Notification of Tuberculosis 40
SECTION C: Personal Health Services
Maternity and Child Health Services 44
Screening for Phenylketonuria 45
Dental Treatment for Expectant and Nursing Mothers and
Children under 5 years 46—47
Cervical Cytology Screening Service 48
Family Planning 49
Geriatric Clinics 52
Health Visiting 52
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 54
Midwives Act 1951 54
Ancilliary Staff 55