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CONTENTS,
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Members of the Town Council 7
Staff 7
Prefatory Letter 9
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
General Statistics 14
Vital Statistics 14
Births 16
Deaths 16
Medical Examinations 18
Morbidity Statistics 18
Population 15
Unemployment 18
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 29
Disinfection 22
Domiciliary Midwifery 30
Domestic Help Service 30
Health Visiting 30
Home Nursing Service 30
Hospitals 29
Laboratory Service 23
Medical Loan Depots 22
Moral Welfare 23
National Assistance Act, 1948 24
Nursing Homes 24
Old People—Welfare 25
Public Mortuary 25
Women's Welfare Clinic 30
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions)
Act, 1956 32
Cesspools 32
Diseases of Animals Acts 32
Drainage and Sewerage 32
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 33
Pet Animals Act, 1951 33
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 33
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 34
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951 34
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 34
Retail Market 34
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 35
Rodent Control 35
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 35
Shops Act, 1950 36
Smoke Abatement 36
Swimming Baths and Pools 36
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 37
Water Supply 37