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MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION
The London Borough of Enfield is a large employer of many categories of
officers and manual workers.
In all, some 9,000 persons are in the employ of the borough.
Medical assessments undertaken by the Health Department for all departments
of the Council totalled 2,093.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
Teachers
The Department of Education and Science requires that, in respect of all candidates
for admission to teacher training colleges and those teachers taking up their
first appointment who have not been appointed direct from a training college, a
medical report shall be submitted on statutory forms. The result of these reports is
subject to confirmation by the Department of Education and Science.
Those medically fit are in these circumstances admitted to a national superannuation
scheme at the commencement of their careers as teachers. Eighty-two
teachers and 249 trainees were medically examined and all were passed as fit.
Teachers who have held a previous teaching appointment on entering the service
of this Council are subject to medical assessment including, where necessary, medical
examination. The total number of assessments was 304 and of this number eight
required medical examination. One was found unfit.
Others
In accordance with the schemes of conditions of services laid down by the
National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Administrative, Professional, Technical
and Clerical Services, the Greater London Joint Council for Local Authorities'
Services (Manual Workers), and the Whitley Councils for the Health Services,
candidates for employment are medically assessed for fitness for admission to the
Council's Sickness Pay and Superannuation Schemes.
Of the 1,458 assessments made, 63 required medical examination and two were
found to be unfit.
SICKNESS ABSENCE MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
Sixteen medical assessments were made in accordance with the schemes of
conditions of service relating to prolonged absence due to illness, and of these ten
were found incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of their present employment
by reason of permanent ill-health or infirmity of mind or body.
I wish once again to record my appreciation of the co-operation of Mr. C. D.
Moss, Staff Welfare Officer.
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