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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
Causation of Deaths 17
Maternal Mortality 18
Infantile Mortality 18
Unemployment 18
Local Sickness 19
Meteorological Conditions 19
Open Air Recreational Amenities 20
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Disinfection 24
Public Mortuary 24
Laboratory Service 25
National Assistance Act, 1948 25
Nursing Homes 25
Medical Loan Depots 26
Old People's Homes 26
Old People—Welfare 30
Homes for Unmarried Mothers 31
Hospitals 32
Venereal Diseases 32
Home Nursing Service 32
Domestic Help Service 33
Ambulance Service 33
Health Visiting 33
Domiciliary Midwifery 33
Women's Welfare Clinic 33
Local Clinic Services 33
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
Water Supply 36
Drainage and Sewerage 37
Cesspools 38
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 38
Swimming Baths and Pools 38
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 38
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 38
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 39
Smoke Abatement 40
Shops Act, 1950 40
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 41
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 41
Rodent Control 41
Diseases of Animals Acts 43
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 43
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951 43
Pet Animals Act, 1951 43
Retail Market 43
Moveable Dwellings 44