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INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE FOR VACCINATION
During the year 2,457 certificates were dealt with at the
office (2,282 anallpox, 123 Cholera and 52 T. A. B.).
STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Hie medical supervision of all Corporation staff provided by
the Health Department covers:-
(a) The scrutiny of the Health Statements made by all
successful applicants to officer grades and any follow-up or
medical examination deemed necessary.
(b) Medical examination of all manual workers to determine:-
(i) Fitness for duty.
(ii) Eligibility for inclusion in the sick pay scheme.
(c) Medical examination of prospective student teachers.
(d) Examination for freedom from intestinal infection:-
(i) All employees of the Water undertaking.
(ii) All school meal service and canteen personnel.
Arrangements for re-checks.
(e) Eye tests on all Corporation drivers over 50 years of
age at specified intervals.
(f) Scrutiny of records of all staff who have been absent
for an aggregate of more than 8 weeks during the preceding 12
months or who are exhausting entitlement to sick pay. Pollow-up
for cause and anticipated date of return to duty. Report on
financial circumstances by an Almoner of the Health Department,
in order that a special Establishment Sub-Committee may decide
on extension of sick pay.
(g) Arrangements for annual re-X-ray examination of staff
who work in contact with children.
(h) Special examination of any member of staff referred by
the Department concerned.
(i) Enquiries into excessive sickness in any section of the
Corporation's staff.
942 examinations were made during the year by the Medical
Staff of the Department including 25 vision tests for drivers.
Of these 826 were in respect of manual workers, who were
classified as follows:-