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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 theArea.
General Statistics 12
Vital Statistics 12
Births 14
Deaths 16
Medical Examinations 17
Morbidity Statistics 17
Open Air Recreational Amenities18
Population 13
Unemployment 17
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 27
British Red Cross Society 31
Clinics, etc 29
Disinfection and Disinfestation 22
District Nursing Service 28
Domestic Help Service 27
Domiciliary Midwifery 28
Health Visiting 28
Hospital Services 26
Laboratory Service 24
National Assistance Act, 1948 24
Nursing Homes 25
Old People's Welfare Committee 32
Public Conveniences 22
Public Mortuary 25
St. John Ambulance Brigade 31
Women's Voluntary Service 32
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act, 1956 36
Cesspools 36
Clean Air Act, 1956 48
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 37
Drainage and Sewerage 37
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 37
Game Act, 1831 38
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 38
Pet Animals Act, 1951 39
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 39
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 39
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act. 1951 43
Riding Establishments Act, 1939 44
Rivers and Streams 44
Rodent Control 45
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 46