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CONTENTS Page
Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 6
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions
of the Area.
General Statistics 10
Vital Statistics 10
Population 11
Births 11
Deaths 12
Morbidity Statistics 13
Medical Examinations 13
Unemployment 13
Open Air Recreational Amenities 14
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 18
British Red Cross Society—Medical Loan Depot 20
Day Nurseries 18
Diseases of Animals Acts 18
Disinfection 16
District Nursing Service 19
Domestic Help Service 18
Domiciliary Midwifery 18
Health Visiting 19
Hospitals 17
Laboratory Service 17
Local Clinic Services 21
National Assistance Act, 1948 17
Nursing Homes 17
Old People's Welfare Committee 20
Public Mortuary 17
Women's Voluntary Services 19
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area
Agriculture
(Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956 24
Atmospheric Pollution—Clean Air Act, 1956 24
Cesspools 24
Complaints 25
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 25
Drainage and Sewerage 26
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 26
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 27
Pet Animals Act, 1951 27
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 28
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 28
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 28
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 28
Shops Act, 1950 28
Swimming Baths and Pools 29
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 29
Water Supply 30