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PERSONAL HEALTH
Rehabilitation
Disabled Persons
(Employment) Act
1958
The Tottenham Rehabilitation and Sheltered Workshop, established in 1948 to make available
rehabilitation through training, and subsequent sheltered employment, was approved by the Minister
of Labour, under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958, for the training of selected patients
to become journeymen cabinet makers. During the training period patients are paid training allowances
by the Department of Employment and Productivity, and on completing their training they are
appointed to the establishment. Seven places were occupied by Enfield residents at the end of the year.
Vaccination against
tuberculosis
The Council's scheme provides for vaccination with B.C.G. (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) of persons who
are contacts of tuberculosis, long-term immigrants, school children, and students attending establishments
of further education. Vaccination of contacts is carried out by the staff of the chest clinic, and
of others by the medical staff of this department.
Mass radiography
Mass Radiography Unit 6A of the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board visited the
Borough during the year. Sessions were held at Little Park Gardens, Enfield, on twelve occasions,
primarily for "at risk" staff, although members of the public were able to attend. Visits were also
made to a number of industrial premises, Southgate Technical College and the Enfield College of
Technology. A total of 3,131 persons were X-rayed and of these 32 required further investigation. I
am indebted to the Organising Secretary of the Unit for the following information:—
Male Female Total
Little Park Gardens — 12 visits
Local authority staff 206 945 1,151
General public 177 205 382
Contact groups 1 11 12
General practitioner referrals 13 4
Total number X-rayed 385 1,164 1,549
Requiring further investigation 5 11 16
Abnormalities
(a) Pulmonary tuberculosis
Requiring treatment
—
—
—
Requiring close clinic supervision
1
—
1
Requiring occasional clinic supervision
—
—
—
Presumed healed, discharged
—
3
3
(b) Other
Primary carcinoma of lung
1
—
1
Acquired abnormalities of the heart
—
1
1
Abnormalities of the diaphragm
1
1
2
Other abnormalities
—
1
1
Group in which significant tuberculosis was discovered
Requiring close clinic supervision - local authority staff
1
1
Other work in the area
Stonehill Furniture, Edmonton
319
23
342
Uniflex Limited, Edmonton
105
11
116
Government Training Centre, Enfield
251
15
266
Fleetway Limited, Edmonton
120
34
154
Thomas Morson, Ponders End
111
31
142
Enfield College of Technology
127
72
199
Southgate Technical College
197
166
363
Total number X-rayed
1,230
352
1,582
21