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CONTENTS.
Page.
Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 7
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the
Area.
Vital Statistics 12
Population 14
Births 14
Deaths 14
Morbidity Statistics 16
Medical Examinations 16
Unemployment 17
Open Air Recreational Amenities 18
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 22
British Red Cross Society—Medical Loan Depot 24
Day Nurseries 22
Diseases of Animals Acts 22
Disinfection 21
Domestic Help Service 23
Domiciliary Midwifery 22
Health Visiting 23
Home Nursing Service 23
Hospitals 22
Laboratory Service 21
Local Clinic Services 25
National Assistance Act, 1948 20
Nursing Homes 20
Old People's Welfare Committee 24
Public Mortuary 20
Women's Welfare Clinics 25
Women's Voluntary Services 23
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Cesspools 31
Complaints 35
Drainage and Sewerage 31
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 32
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1951 35
Pet Animals Act, 1951 35
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 35
Rag, Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 35
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 35
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 32
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 35
Shops Act, 1950 34
Smoke Abatement 33
Swimming Baths and Pools 31
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 34
Water Supply 28