London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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28. Social Services: (a) Environmental Health (b) Personal Health
(c) School Health (d) Mental Health (e) Old People's Welfare
(f) Disabled Welfare (g) Children's.
29. Specific Diseases: (a) Asthma (b) Bronchitis (c) Cardiac
(d) Chest (e) Diabetes (f) Epilepsy (g) Glandular
(h) Rheumatism (i) Stroke (j) Ulcers.
30. Use of Leisure.
31. Water Safety.
32. Welfare of Disabled.
33. Working Conditions (Public Health): (a) Temperature
(b) Lighting (c) Ventilation (d) Sanitation.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
A summary is given below of medical examinations carried out
by the Department's Medical Officers during 1969, mainly in
respect of superannuation and sickness schemes.
Superannuation.
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| No. of Examinees found to be fit | 376 |
| No. of Examinees found to be unfit | 9 |
| No. of Examinees found to be fit | 120 |
| No. of Examinees found to be unfit | 20 |
| Sickness | |
| No. Examined after prolonged sickness or at request of a Chief Officer | 255 |
| Other Examinations | |
| On behalf of the London Boroughs Joint Computer Committee | 20 |
| On behalf of other Local Authorities | 3 |
| No. examined for entry in Register of Disabled Persons | _ |
| 11 | |