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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Candidates for permanent appointment to the Council's service
are required to pass a medical examination on appointment as are
manual staff for admission to the Sickness Pay scheme of the
National Joint Industrial Council for Local Authorities NonTrading
Services.
During the year the following examinations were carried out :
Administrative, Technical and Clerical Staff 22
Sickness Pay Scheme (Servants) 69
Gunnersbury Park Joint Committee Employees 9
Total 100
Six persons were rejected who were suffering from the
following conditions, or a combination of them :
Heart Disease 1
High Blood Pressure 3
Bronchitis 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 1
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 50—Burial of the Dead.
Twelve burials were carried out during the year for which the
Council accepted financial responsibility.
In four cases the total cost was recovered, in one the cost was
partially recovered and the remaining four had to be written off as
totally irrecoverable.
Section 47.
This Section deals with securing the necessary care and
attention for persons who
(a) are suffering from grave chronic diseases or being aged,
infirm or physically incapacitated are living in insanitary
conditions, and
(b) are unable to devote to themselves, and are not
receiving from other persons, proper care and attention.
One such case was dealt with following an anonymous complaint
about the living conditions of an old lady of 76 living alone.
She had been a companion of the late tenant for many years and
the relatives were anxious to dispose of the property but for this
old lady's refusal to move.
After considerable trouble and persuasion she agreed to enter
hospital for the medical treatment and care she so badly needed.
She died in hospital a few months later.