ˈɛɹiə hˈɛlθ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, wɜːɹ ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət tˈɪɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ɹɪˌoːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən.
Area health authorities, which existed from 1974 to 1982, were an intermediate tier created by the 1974 reorganisation.