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SECTION G
Miscellaneous
Guild of Hygiene.—Activities carried on under this heading
were confined mainly to inspections of premises for the issue of
further certificates and to the re-inspection of premises already
issued with a certificate in order to ascertain that standards were
being maintained in accordance with the Guild's constitution.
Allowing for additions and deletions, the number of certificates
earned and displayed by traders in the Borough has now reached a
total of 88.
Medical Inspection—
Superannuation.—All medical examinations of the staff for
Superannuation purposes are undertaken by the Medical Officer
of Health and during the current year 58 examinations were so
made.
Sick Persons.—In addition, the Medical Officer of Health carried
out 47 medical examinations of Council's employees (one at home),
who for medical reasons had been absent for 4 weeks from their
employment. In consequence, the Council was advised that nine
of their servants were no longer capable of discharging their duties
efficiently by reason of permanent infirmity.
Interviews.
Rehousing.—Under the Council's Rehousing Scheme, additional
points are attracted if an applicant's case is supported on medical
grounds.
In order to ascertain from a medical point of view the degree
of priority to be allocated to the housing applicants in the Borough
the Medical Officer of Health gave 60 interviews during the year,
4 of which were carried out in the applicants' own homes.