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CONTENTS.
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Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 7
Section A.
Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
General Statistics 12
Vital Statistics 12
Births 14
Deaths 14
Medical Examinations 15
Morbidity Statistics 15
Open Air Recreational Amenities 16
Population 13
Unemployment 16
Section B.
General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 24
British Red Cross Society 25
Clinics, etc 27
Disinfection 20
Domestic Help Service 24
Domiciliary Midwifery 25
Health Visiting 25
Home Nursing Service 25
Hospital Services 23
Laboratory Service 22
Laundry for the Aged Sick 22
National Assistance Act, 1948 23
Nursing Homes 21
Old People's Welfare Committee 30
Public Conveniences 21
Public Mortuary 23
St. John Ambulance Brigade 26
Tuberculosis Care Committee 26
Women's Voluntary Services 27
Women's Welfare Clinics 25
Section C.
Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Agricultural (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act, 1956 32
Atmospheric Pollution 39
Cesspools 32
Drainage and Sewerage 33
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 33
Game Act, 1831 34
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1954 34
Pet Animals Act, 1951 34
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 34
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 35
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 36