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Attendances totalled over 5,000 including 3,000 schoolchildren
visiting in organised parties and the success of the exhibition may
be judged by the fact that many local schools arranged return
visits for additional pupils.
Demonstrations demanding personal participation included the
"kiss of life" resuscitation method, a telephone kiosk where the
dialling of a number elicited a home safety message, a G.P.O. 999
Emergency Call system and a number of other mechanical exhibits
requiring "button" pressing for operation.
Pre-publicity, together with a school poster competition awarding
prizes that were presented during the Exhibition, contributed largely
to the success of the venture.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
A summary is given below of medical examinations carried out
by the Department's Medical Officers during 1967, mainly in respect
of superannuation and sickness schemes:—
Superannuation.
Staff
No. of Examinees found to be fit 411
No. of Examinees found to be unfit 8
Employees
No. of Examinees found to be fit 235
No. of Examinees found to be unfit 9
Sickness.
No. Examined after prolonged sickness or at request
of a Chief Officer 211
Other Examinations.
Carried out by the Council's M.O.s: —
On behalf of the London Boroughs Joint Computer
Committee 15
On behalf of other Local Authorities 12
Carried out by other Local Authorities:—
On behalf of London Borough of Greenwich 10
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.