[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Ayr County Council.

Ayrshire (Scotland). County Council.

Date:: 1966

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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Ayr County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page STAFF Frontispiece A. —VITAL STATISTICS 12 B. —LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS— (1) Care of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under School Age— (a) Expectant and Nursing Mothers 16 (b) Prevention of Break-up of Families 17 (c) Child Welfare 17 (d) Care of Premature Infants 18 (e) Distribution of Welfare Foods, etc 20 (f) Dental Care 20 (g) Other Provisions 20 (2) Use of Clinic Premises by General Practitioners and Hospital Board Personnel 21 (3) Domiciliary Midwifery 21 (4) Health Visiting 22 (5) Home Nursing 22 (6) Domestic Helps Scheme 23 (7) Vaccination and Immunisation 25 (8) Prevention of Illness—Care and After Care— (a) Tuberculosis 27 (b) B.C.G. Vaccination 28 (c) Mass Radiography 29 (d) Epileptics and Spastics 30 (e) Convalescent Home Provision 31 (f) Chiropody Service 31 (9) Control of Infectious Diseases 32 (10) Mental Health 34 (11) Relative Cost of Individual Health Services 35 C. —PORT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 35 D. —WELFARE SERVICES 35 E. —MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— (1) Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 40 (2) Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act. 1948 41 (3) Health Education 41 (4) Accidents in the Home 41 F. —GENERAL SANITATION 43 G. —MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN 62