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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 the Area.
General Statistics 12
Vital Statistics 12
Population 13
Births 14
Deaths 16
Morbidity Statistics 18
Medical Examinations 18
Unemployment 18
Open-Air Recreational Amenities . . 19
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 24
British Red Cross Society—Medical Loan Depot 26
Day Nurseries 24
Diseases of Animals Acts 24
Disinfection 22
District Nursing Service 24
Domestic Help Service 24
Domiciliary Midwifery 24
Health Visiting 24
Hospitals 23
Laboratory Service 23
Local Clinic Services 26
National Assistance Act, 1948 23
Nursing Homes 23
Old People's Welfare Committee 25
Public Mortuary . 23
Women's Voluntary Services 25
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the
Area.
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act, 1956 30
Atmospheric Pollution—Clean Air Act, 1956 30
Cesspools 31
Complaints 31
Diseases of Animals (Waste Foods) Order, 1957 31
Drainage and Sewerage 31
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 32
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 33
Pet Animals Act, 1951 33
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 33
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 33
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 33
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 34
Shops Act, 1950 34
Swimming Baths and' Pools 34
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 34
Water Supply 34