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CONTENTS.
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Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 6
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Vital Statistics 10
Population 11
Births 12
Deaths 12
Morbidity Statistics 13
Medical Examinations 14
Unemployment 14
Open Air Recreational Amenities 14
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 22
British Red Cross Society 25
Disinfections 20
Domestic Help Service 22
Domiciliary Midwifery 22
Health Visiting 22
Home Nursing Service 23
Hospitals 21
Laboratory Service 19
Laundry for the Aged Sick 21
Local Clinic Services 23
National Assistance Act, 1948 18
Nursing Homes 18
Old People's Welfare Committee 27
Public Conveniences 19
Public Mortuary 18
The St. John Ambulance Brigade 26
T.B. Care Committee 26
Women's Welfare Clinics 23
Women's Voluntary Services 26
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Cesspools 33
Drainage and Sewerage 33
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 35
Game Act, 1831 41
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1954 38
Pet Animals Act, 1951 39
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 41
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 38
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 39