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CONTENTS
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Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 6
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions
of the Area.
Vital Statistics 10
Population 11
Births 12
Deaths 12
Morbidity Statistics 14
Medical Examinations 14
Unemployment 14
Open Air Recreational Amenities 14
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 20
British Red Cross Society—Medical Loan Depot 23
Day Nurseries 20
Diseases of Animals Acts 20
Disinfection 18
District Nursing Service 21
Domestic Help Service 21
Domiciliary Midwifery 20
Health Visiting 21
Hospitals 20
Laboratory Service 19
Local Clinic Services 23
National Assistance Act, 1948 19
Nursing Homes 19
Old People's Welfare Committee 22
Public Mortuary 19
Women's Voluntary Service 22
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area
Agriculture
(Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956 26
Atmospheric Pollution—Clean Air Act, 1956 26
Cesspools 27
Complaints 27
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 28
Drainage and Sewerage 28
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 28
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 29
Pet Animals Act, 1951 29
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 30
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 30
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 30
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 30
Shops Act, 1950 30
Swimming Baths and Pools 31
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 31
Water Supply 31