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Personal Health Services
Local Health Authority Personal Health Services are provided under the
various sections of Part III of the National Health Service Act 1946. They
are complementary to the services provided by the Regional Hospital Boards
(hospitals and specialists) and Executive Councils (general medical practitioners,
general dental surgeons, opticians and pharmacists) and with the
exception of the ambulance service (Greater London Council) are the responsibility
of the Borough Council,. They provide health services for all age
groups and sections of the population, particular emphasis being laid on the
most vulnerable members of the community, the very young, expectant and
nursing mothers, the elderly and the handicapped,, They do not provide
medical treatment except in a few minor instances but are concerned with the
maintenance of normal mental and physical health and the early detection of
abnormality. This work has many aspects and the account of work carried out
during the two years 1968/69 which follows, reports the major activities of
the medical, and nursing staff of the Health Division,,
MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE

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