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City of London 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE 2
CLINICAL CONDITIONS EXCLUDING THE CANDIDATES FROM THE SUPERANNUATION SCHEME
| Disease | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | 1 | - |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | - |
| Albuminuria and High Blood Pressure | 1 | - |
| TOTALS | 3 | - |
TABLE 3
CLINICAL CONDITIONS LEADING TO PREMATURE RETIREMENT
| Disease | M ales | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic Bronchitis | 3 | _ |
| Raynauds Disease | - | 1 |
| Heart Disease and Asthma | 1 | - |
| Osteo-arthritis | 1 | - |
| TOTALS | 5 | 1 |
Attention is drawn to a new feature of this annual report, namely the section dealing with
staff occupational health. Except for the emergency medical service and the eye-testing service,
this important work has been carried on by the City's public health department for many years,
and I consider that the value of the service makes it worthy of report. It also represents the
germ of an occupational health service, the provision of which in my opinion, would be ideal for
all those City workers who do not already enjoy anything of the kind in their day to day
occupation.
I should like to thank the Chairman and Members of the Port and City of London Health
Committee for their help and encouragement in the work of the City Health Services as well as
those, for example members of the Civil Service, laboratory experts, traders, business firms and
members of the public, who have co-operated in the promotion of health.