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CONTENTS.
PACE
Members of the Health Committee 7
Staff 8
Prefatory Letter 9
Section A. Vital and other Statistics and Social Conditions of
the Area.
Vital Statistics 12
Population 13
Births 15
Illegitimate Births 15
Stillbirths 15
Deaths 16
Maternal Mortality 17
Infantile Mortality 17
Unemployment 18
Open Air Recreational Amenities 18
Meteorological Conditions 19
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Nursing Homes 22
Hospitals 22
Ambulance Service 22
Home Nursing Service 22
Health Visiting 23
Domiciliary Midwifery 23
Day Nurseries 23
Domestic Help Service 23
Venereal Diseases 24
Laboratory Service 24
Public Mortuary 25
Medical Loan Depots 25
Clinics, Child Welfare Centres, etc. 25
National Assistance Act, 1948 26
Old People's Homes 27
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
Water Supply 32
Drainage and Sewerage 33
Cesspools 33
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 34
Swimming Baths and Pools 34
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 34
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 34
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 35
Smoke Abatement 35
Shops Act, 1950 35
Petroleum Acts 36
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 36
Rodent Control 36
Diseases of Animals Acts 37
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 37
Retail Market 37