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pools provided in the parks.
Staff Medical Examinations
The number of medical examinations carried out by the Senior and
Assistant Medical Officers to ascertain the suitability of applicants for
employment in the Council's service was 1120, In addition 24 examinations
of staff were undertaken at our three children's homes and 16 by other
boroughs„
29 applicants for extended sick pay and 73 for extended service were
also examined,, In addition 14 members of the staff were retired on medical
grounds„
A total of 165 specialists reports were called for and received.
In all 29 candidates were found to be unsuitable for their proposed
employment, for the following reasons.
Pschiatric grounds (15) Left Hemiplegia
Bronchitis and Emphysema (2) Plastic Heart Valve
Tuberculosis (2) Migraine
Hypertension and Depression (3) Arthritis of spine
Visual Defect Atopic Eczema
Arthritis
Tribute must be paid to the excellent cooperation 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 examination is required
from all applicants. When this is not available this service is undertaken
by the chest clinic under the special general practitioners service, or us
is made of mass radiography services, 526 such examinations being performe
at the Hammersmith Hospital Chest elinic, 217 at the Western Hospital Mass
Radiography Unit, and 171 at various other units.
In 59 cases it was found necessary to re-call applicants for further
investigation.
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