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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
These services are rendered by four distinct and separate
bodies:-
(1) The Council through its Public Health
Department.
(2) The two Hospital Management Committees.
(3) The Kent County Council under Part III
of the National Health Service Act 1946.
(4) Voluntary Agencies.
An outline of these services is given in the following
pages and a further distinction may be noted in the
fact that whereas the services rendered by the three last
named bodies are almost wholly of a personal nature, the
Local Authority" s Health Department is concerned chiefly
with the elimination of those factors which influence the
health and general well- being of the individual such as
bad housing or working conditions and the condemnation of
unwholesome food and drink. It will be seen, therefore, by
applying the adage that prevention is better than cure"
the size of the burden placed on the personal health
services is dependent to some extent on the success of
the Local Authority's work in environmental sanitation and
food hygiene.
1. Public Health Services Rends red By the Council
The major services of the Public Health Department,
to which detailed reference is made under Sections C. D.
E. P. G. and J of this report are as follow:-
Enquiries into Complaints and the abatement of
Nuisances.
Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Notification)
Inspection of Pood and Pood Premises,,
Inspection and Examination of Water and Milk
Supplies.