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City of London 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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53
It may well be that the more time consuming, more costly, and less affective method of topical
fluoridation will have to be offered to children to give them at least some benefit of fluoridation,
and at the same time partially salve the conscience of a previous generation in not giving them
water fluoridation.
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
This report would be far from complete without a tribute to the tremendous assistance always
so courteously and skilfully given by the staff of the Dental Department, and indeed, by all
departments, at the Hospital."
CORPORATION STAFF
Ophthalmic Optician Service
Since March 1959, a firm of Ophthalmic Opticians have been operating a weekly eye testing
service for members of the staff. This service is operated under the National Health Service,
and examinations are therefore free, although charges are made, in the usual way, for the
dispensing of prescriptions.

Table: Examinations carried out during the year are shown in the following table:-

Examinations carried out during the year are shown in the following table:-

Total examinations carried out68
Number of staff who had not previously had an eye test15
Visual defects found and corrected10
Re-examinations of persons already using spectacles53
Further correction needed and carried out40

Table: Medical Examinations During the year, 700 medical examinations have been carried out, as shown in the following table:-

Medical Examinations During the year, 700 medical examinations have been carried out, as shown in the following table:-

Reason for ExaminationResultMaleFemaleTotal
Admission to Superannuation SchemeFit273134407
Unfit707
Deferred6612
Referred for excessive sick absenteeismFit for duty14115
Still unfit17118
Unfit for further service7310
Staff over 65 years of age continuing in employmentFit to continue8943132
Unfit to continue000
Special examinations851499
Exemption from parking meter fees
Monument employees
Temporary appointments
Fitness to drive heavy goods vehicles (Cleansing Staff)
TOTALS498202700