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36 applicants for extended sick pay, and 70 for extended service were also examined.
A total of 142 specialists' reports were called for and received.
In all 11 candidates were found to be unsuitable for their proposed employment.
Tribute must be paid to the excellent co-operation of medical practitioners and hospital
specialists without whose willing assistance our task would be much more difficult, if not
impossible.
Evidence of recent satisfactory chest X-ray examinations is required from all applicants.
When this is not available this service is undertaken by the chest clinics under the special
general practitioners' service; or use is made of the mass radiography service at the Western
Hospital, 542 such examinations being performed at the chest clinics, 308 at mass radiography
units, and 81 at various hospitals, and clinics.
In 79 cases it was found necessary to re-call applicants for further investigation.
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