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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 16
Morbidity Statistics 15
Open Air Recreational Amenities 16
Population 14
Unemployment 16
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 25
British Red Cross Society 29
Clinics, etc 27
Disinfection and Disinfestation 20
District Nursing Service 26
Domestic Help Service 26
Domiciliary Midwifery 26
Health Visiting 26
Hospital Services 24
Laboratory Service 22
National Assistance Act, 1948 23
Nursing Homes 21
Old People's Welfare Committee 31
Public Conveniences 21
Public Mortuary 24
St. John Ambulance Brigade 30
Women's Voluntary Service 31
Women's Welfare Clinics 27
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act, 1956 34
Cesspools 34
Clean Air Act, 1956 43
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 35
Drainage and Sewerage 35
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 35
Game Act, 1831 36
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 36
Pet Animals Act, 1951 37
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 37
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 37
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 39
Riding Establishments Act, 1939 39
Rivers and Streams 39
Rodent Control 41
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 42