[Report 1970] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Area No. Area Office Address County Districts Area in Acres Estimated Population 4. Moorland Road, Newquay U.D. 4,599 12,480 St. Austell St. Austell with Fowey M.B. 21,358 29,830 St. Austell R.D. 85,545 24,540 111,502 66,850 5. Brooklyn, Bodmin M.B. 3,312 8,400 Wadebridge Wadebridge with Padstow R.D. 91,573 17,500 94,885 25,900 6. Launceston Launceston M.B. 2,180 4,700 Bude-Stratton U.D. 4,296 5,300 Camelford R.D. 52,544 6,960 Launceston R.D. 85,122 7,060 Stratton R.D. 56,220 4,670 200,362 28,690 7. Westbourne, Liskeard M.B. 2,704 4,900 Liskeard Saltash M.B. 5,386 9,280 Looe U.D. 1,691 4,030 Torpoint U.D. 988 6,230 St. Germans R.D. 48,533 15,240 Liskeard R.D. 104,803 13,720 164,105 53,400 CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, 1946 places a duty upon the Local Health Authority to make arrangements for the care, including in par- ticular dental care, of expectant and nursing mothers and of children who have not attained the age of five years and are not attending primary schools maintained by a Local Education Authority. Ante-Natal Care The care of pregnant women has been undertaken as in previous years and during 1970, 1,296 women made 7,567 attendances at the Local Authority’s clinics