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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 15
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 22
Nursing Homes 23
Old People's Welfare Committee 30
Public Conveniences 21
Public Mortuary 23
St. John Ambulance Brigade 29
Women's Voluntary Service 30
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act. 1956 32
Cesspools 32
Clean Air Act, 1956 43
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 33
Drainage and Sewerage 33
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 33
Game Act, 1831 34
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 34
Pet Animals Act, 1951 35
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 35
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 35
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act. 1951 39
Riding Establishments Act, 1939 39
Rivers and Streams 39
Rodent Control 40
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 41