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MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
Staff medical examinations were undertaken on the following occasions.
(a) Entrants to the Established Staff. All persons appointed to the established staff
were medically examined, unless they were already established local authority officers.
In general, non-established staff were first examined as soon as it seems reasonably
certain that they would remain in the Council's employ. They were examined again
immediately prior to joining the establishment.
(b) After sickness. Staff whose sick pay had expired were examined to evaluate the
probability of their return to duty. A report was sent to the appropriate committee.
(c) Age. Certain staff who wished to continue working after the normal age for retirement were examined to determine their fitness to do so. Motor drivers were
examined at the ages of 55 years and 60 years and thereafter annually.

A decision was deferred when further observation or investigation of an abnormality
was desirable, or to enable the applicant to obtain treatment for a remediable defect.
In addition 9 examinations were made of 8 persons who had had long periods of
sickness. In all cases the general practitioner was consulted. As a result of these
deliberations, two persons were considered to be "incapable of discharging the duties of
their employment by reason of permanent ill health or infirmity of body."
DISABLED DRIVERS.
Forty-six applications for exemption from parking meter charges were referred
by the Borough Engineer for medical opinion, necessitating medical examinations in respect
of 42 of these applicants.
OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE
The register of Elderly Holborn Residents which is kept consists of names supplied
by persons and organisations interested in the welfare of the aged. It includes members
of Old Peoples' Clubs and those who are visited by other organisations. The remainder
are visited regularly by the Social Workers. The state of the register at the end of the
year was:—