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MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1955
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT: During 1963 - one new licence
was granted and eleven existing licences were renewed.
COUNCIL'S EMPLOYEES
During 1963 a total of 218 visits were paid to those employees who had
been on the sick list for longer than a fortnight and when necessary, at
fortnightly intervals. Of these , 52 were 'not at home' and 32 had already
resumed duty.
Also during the year, the following medical examinations or assessments
were made prior to appointment to permanent posts:-
Medical examinations 39
Assessments without medical
examinations 132
Medical assessments (not
appointed) 92
Health Education
The normal routine of letters to parents of 3 months old children on
immunisation and vaccination, and the distribution of a leaflet on measles to
each where measles had been notified was continued. Four schools not visited
by the Central Council of Health Education team were visited class by class and
heard a talk by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health and were shown films.
Many children asked us to help their parents, and a small smoker's clinic was
therefore arranged at Edmonton Town Hall.
The groups met weekly, were given talks and shown film strips and then
joined in discussion. Numbers varied from 10-12, and the cure rate was about
20%, after 4 sessons. Although this was not regarded as satisfactory the
clinic aroused some interest and a re-organised clinic, using physiotherapy,
films and guest speakers achieved greater success in 1964.
Poster publicity on health education dealt with home safety, cigarette
smoking, water safety and home safety was also highlighted in bookmarks
distributed by the library service and by a poster competition in primary schools.