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It is to be hoped that the newly constituted Board
for the Profession of Chiropody will state unequivocally
what they consider to be adequate training and qualifications,
and that it will then by no longer necessary for
the Borough Council to take this upon itself.
HEALTH EDUCATION,
Health Education is an integral part of most aspects
of the everyday work of a Health Department. During the
year, however, a major effort was made in the combined
Clean Air and Clean Pood Exhibition which is described
elsewhere in this Report. Whilst continued day to day
effort is necessary, a stimulus of this sort is of great
value.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 50 Burial of the Dead.
Two burials were carried out for which the Council
accepted financial responsibility. In one of these burials
the total cost was recovered and in the other a claim to
the Ministry of Pensions has not yet been settled.
REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES
There are 8 Nursing Homes in the Borough, with a
total number of 167 beds. They are registered by the
Borough Council under the Public Health Act, 1936, and
are inspected regularly in order to ensure that as high a
standard as possible is maintained.
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 Non-Trading Services.
During the year the following examinations were
carried out:-
Administrative, Technical and Clerical Staff 38
Sickness Pay Scheme (Servants) 144
Gunnersbury Park Joint Committee Employees 8
190
The Council has amended the Sickness Pay Scheme so
that staff who would previously have been excluded from
benefit due to some particular condition may now be