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ANNUAL REPORT
1956
TABLE OP CONTENTS
preface
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Constitution of the Public Health Committee 1
Staff of the Public Health Department 1
SECTION A
Statistics and Social Conditions
(1)General Statistics 2
(2) Social Conditions 2
(3) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year:- 3
(a) Live Births 4
(b) Stillbirths 4
(c) Deaths 4
(i) Death Rate 4
(ii) Maternal Death Rate 4
(iii) Infant Death Rate - Quinquennial
Infant Mortality Rate - Causes of
Death of Children under one year 4,5
(iv) Deaths from Other Causes 6
Introduction to Tables on Vital Statistics 6
Table I - Extracts from Vital Statistics for
years 1952 - 1956 inclusive 7
Table II - Comparison of Vital Statistics
1927 - 1956 8
Table III - Causes of Death 9
SECTION B
General Provisions of Health Services
(1) (i) Laboratory Facilities 10
(ii) Hospitals:-
(a) Infectious Diseases 10
(b) Smallpox 10
(c) General 10
(2) Health Services provided by other Authorities:-
Surrey County Council - Health Department 11, 12
Surrey County Council - Education Department 12
Surrey County Council - Welfare Department 13
Surrey County Council - Children's Department 13
Surrey Executive Council 13
(3) National Assistance Act, 1948)
National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 195l) 13,14
SECTION C
Sanitary Circumstances
(1) Water Supply 15
(2) Drainage and Sewerage 15
(3) Rivers and Streams 15
(4) Closet Accommodation 15
(5) Public Cleansing16
(6) Sanitary Inspection of the Area 16,17
(7) Shops 17