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
City of London 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE 1
| DEPARTMENT | ADMISSION TO SUPERANNUATION SCHEME | REFERRED FOR EXCESSIVE SICK ABSENTEEISM OR RETIREMENT | * | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fit | Unfit | Deferred | TOTAL | Fit for Duty | Still Unfit | Unfit for further service | TOTAL | Over 65 years of age | SPECIAL | |||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Billingsgate Market | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burnham Beeches | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cemetery | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Central Criminal Court | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chamberlain's | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleansing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Comptroller & City Solicitor's | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Engineer's | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Epping Forest | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hallkeeper's | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Housing | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Justice Room, Mansion House | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Library | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| London Central Market | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mansion House | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mayor's Court | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Officer of Health | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Cattle Market | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Planning | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Police | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Printing & Stationery | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public Relations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Queens Park | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Records | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Remembrancer's | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schools:— Boys | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Freemen's | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Girls | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Music & Drama | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Spitalfields Market | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Surveyor's | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Town Clerk's | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tower Bridge | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Rating & Rate Accounts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Weights & Measures | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Ham Park | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 134 | 44 | 3 | — | 3 | - | 140 | 44 | 14 | - | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| * Referred with a recommendation for continued service by heads of departments. All were found fit for it. | ||||||||||||||||||||