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CONTENTS.
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Members of the Health Committee7
Staff 7
Prefatory Letter 9
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Vital Statistics 12
Population 13
Births 14
Illegitimate Births 14
Stillbirths 14
Deaths 14
Causation of Deaths 15
Maternal Mortality 16
Infantile Mortality 16
Unemployment 16
Morbidity Statistics 18
Meteorological Observations 18
Open Air Recreational Amenities 18
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Nursing Homes 22
Public Mortuary 22
National Assistance Act, 1948 22
Laboratory Service 22
Disinfection 23
Medical Loan Depots 24
Old People's Homes 24
Old People—Welfare 27
Moral Welfare 28
Hospitals 30
Venereal Diseases 30
Health Visiting 30
Domiciliary Midwifery 30
Women's Welfare Clinic 31
Ambulance Service 31
Domestic Help Service 31
Home Nursing Service 31
Local Clinic Services 31
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 34
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 35
Smoke Abatement 35
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 36
Shops Act, 1950 36
Water Supply 36
Drainage and Sewerage 38
Cesspools 38
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 38
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 39
Swimming Baths and Pools 39
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 39
Moveable Dwellings 39
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951 39
Pet Animals Act, 1951 40
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 40
Diseases of Animals Acts 41
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 42
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 42
Retail Market 42