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APPENDIX 2
Miscellaneous
(a) Letters to Doctors
Letters on the following subjects were circulated to Wood
Green practitioners during 1956, some being sent under ray signa
ture as Medical Officer of Health others either as Area Medical
Officer, District School Medical Officer or jointly As all the
matters covered in these letters have a direct bearing on the
health of at least a section of the community and as it is ex
tremely difficult to divide one s responsibility in such a vital
matter as that of health. I have included all the topics covered
Exclusion from school for winter vomiting or dysentery
Winter vomiting, dysentery and poliomyelitis (hygienic
precautions in schools)
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis (8 letters)
Poliomyelitis and suspension of immunisation
Inoculation against Poliomyelitis (4 letters)
Ante-natal supervision.
Haemoplegia
PlantRr Warts
Audiology
Paratyphoid 'B' Fever (2 letters)
Specimens for the Laboratory Restrictions on Use of Petrol
Collection of specimens during Christmas
I have set out this list of letters in detail as I hold very
strongly that the transfer of information between the Public Health
Department (and Area Health Office) and general practitioners is
of the utmost importance. I am very happy to say that as has
long been the case in Wood Green, the relationship between the
Public Health Department and general practitioners is close and
cordial, We on our part., try to keep general practitioners fully
acquainted with changes in policy,and with any matters of topical
importance. General practitioners reciprocate by letting me know
of incidents occurring in their practice which may have epidemi
ological significance, This two way traffic is most valuable In
this connection, I might also say that a great deal has been done
within the past few years to strengthen the links between the
local health services and local hospitals This is not always an
easy matter, but my attendance on various committees, notably the
North Middlesex (British Medical Association) Liaison Committee
and the Northern Group Medical Advisory Committee my personal
contacts with members of local hospital staffs and the visits I
pay to hospitals have helped considerably
(b) Medical Examinations
During the year 68 medical examinations were carried out
Eighteen of these were in respect of entrants to the Council s
employ for acceptance into the Superannuation Scheme 18 in res
pect of workmen already . the Council's employ for acceptance
into the Superannuation Scheme and 27 in respect of workmen for
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