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Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances—continued.
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1954 36
Shops Act, 1950 36
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 36
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 37
Rodent Control 37
Pet Animals Act, 1951 38
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 38
Riding Establishments Act, 1939 38
Game Act, 1831 38
Section D. Housing.
Housing Inspections 40
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 41
New Houses 41
Re-housing 41
Moveable Dwellings 42
Section E. Inspection and Supervision of Foods.
Food & Drugs Act, 1938. Section 14 46
Food Premises 46
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 47
Inspections 47
Food & Drugs Act, 1938. Food Sampling 47
Food Complaints 48
Bacteriological Examinations 49
Unsound Food 49
Meat Inspection 50
Piggeries 50
Section F. Prevalence of, and Control Over Infectious and Other
Diseases.
General 52
Smallpox 52
Vaccination 52
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 53
Diphtheria 53
Diphtheria Immunisation 53
Typhoid Fever 54
Scarlet Fever 54
Puerperal Pyrexia 54
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 54
Pemphigus Neonatorum 55
Measles 55
Whooping Cough 55
Food Poisoning 55
Dysentery 56
Other Infectious Diseases 56
Tuberculosis 57
Chest Clinic 58
Mass X-ray 58
APPENDIX—STATISTICAL TABLES.
Table I.—Summary of Statistics 61
II.—Causes of Death 62
III.—Infant Mortality 63
IV.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases—Sex and Age Distribution 64
V.—Notifiable Infectious Diseases—Seasonal Incidence 65
VI.—Sanitary Inspection of the Area 66
VII.—Tuberculosis Rates 68