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CONTENTS.
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Members of the Health Committee 7
Staff 7
Prefatory Letter 9
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Vital Statistics 14
Population 15
Births 15
Illegitimate Births 16
Stillbirths 16
Deaths 17
Maternal Mortality 18
Infantile Mortality 18
Unemployment 19
Meteorological Conditions 20
Open Air Recreational Amenities 20
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Nursing Homes 22
Hospitals 22
Ambulance Service 22
Home Nursing Service 23
Health Visiting 23
Midwifery (Domiciliary) 23
Day Nurseries 23
Laboratory Service 23
Public Mortuary 24
Medical Loan Depots 24
Womens' Welfare Clinic 24
Domestic Help Service 24
Venereal Diseases 25
Local Clinic Services 25
National Assistance Act, 1948 26
Old People's Homes 26
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
Water Supply 34
Drainage and Sewerage 35
Cesspools 35
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 36
Swimming Baths and Pools 36
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 36
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 36
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 37
Smoke Abatement 37
Shops Act, 1950 38
Petroleum Acts 38
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 38
Rodent Control 38
Diseases of Animals Acts 39
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 40
Rag, Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951 40
Pet Animals Act, 1951 40
Retail Market 40