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STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATION
The 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 and again at specified
intervals over the age of 50.
(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. Follow-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 X-ray and 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
staff.
1,388 examinations were made during the year by the Medical Staff
of the Department including 206 vision tests for drivers. Of these 704
were in respect of manual workers, who were classified as follows:—
Fit for employment and sick pay scheme 565
Deferred for review 11
Unfit for sick pay scheme 127
Fit for light employment only
(Not fit for sick pay scheme) –
Unfit for employment 1
704