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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
A summary is given below of medical examinations carried
out by the Department's Medical Officers from 1st April, 1965,
mainly in respect of superannuation and sickness schemes :—
Superannuation.
Staff
No. of Examinees founl to be fit 344
No. of Examinees found to be unfit 3
No. of Examinees deferred 17
One examination was carried out in accordance with Section
106 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1937, as amended
by Section 28 of the 1951 Act (Widows Pensions).
Employees
No. of Examinees found to be fit 160
No. of Examinees found to be unfit 7
No. of Examinees deferred 1
Sickness.
No. Examined after prolonged sickness 25
No. found to be permanently unfit 10
Accidents (on duty).
No. Examined after accidents 6
Other Examinations.
Carried out by the Council's M.Os:—
On behalf of Inner London O. & M. Committee 6
On behalf of the London Boroughs Joint Computer
Committee 14
On behalf of other Local Authorities 9
Carried out by other Local Authorities :—
On behalf of London Borough of Greenwich 9
Medical Assessments—Housing.
Under the Council's Rehousing Scheme, if an applicant's case
is supported on medical or sociological grounds, a certain degree
of priority is afforded.
During the current year, some 1,013 cases for re-housing or
transfer were reviewed and medically assessed by the Associate
Medical Officer of Health. A high proportion of these applications were subject to up-to-date reports from the Public Health
Inspectors and Social Workers in order that the degree of priority
should be fairly allocated.
In eight instances it was necessary for the Medical Officer to
make a domiciliary visit to enable the appropriate assessment to
be made.