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Camberwell 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Medical Officer of
Health undertake the medical examination of all successful
applicants for appointments on the official permanent establishment,
temporary officers for the Superannuation Scheme,
employees for admission to the permanent staff and the Council's
Sick Pay Scheme. In every case, arrangements are also made for
an X-ray examination of the chest to be carried out.
In addition, employees in receipt of benefit under the Council's
Sick Pay Scheme who have been absent from duty for
fourteen days or more are required to be examined by the
Medical Officer of Health who reports to the appropriate Committee.
The numbers of persons medically examined during 1954 are set out in the following table:—
| Officers for admission to permanent establishment or Superannuation Scheme | 55 |
| Employees for admission to Sick Pay Scheme | 213 |
| Employees for admission to permanent establishment | 35 |
| Employees absent from duty owing to sickness | 287 |
Cremation Certificates.
The Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Medical Officer
of Health are also the Medical Referee and Deputy Medical
Referee respectively for the Council's Crematorium at Honor Oak.
No body can be cremated until the Medical Referee or his Deputy
have signed the necessary authority after examination of the
appropriate forms and medical certificates. During the year
under review 2,528 cremations were so authorised, an increase of
101 over the figure for the previous year.