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Bromley 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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to Teacher Training Colleges, and also by the requirement of the
Department of Education and Science that Teachers taking up
their first teaching appointment should be medically examined.
The statistical details for the year are given below.
| Total number of Health Declaration Forms received | 1,295 |
| No. of recommendations without medical examination No. of medical examinations carried out:— | 1,054 |
| (a) For admission to Superannuation Scheme | 241 |
| (b) Training College Candidates | 482 |
| (c) Teachers' first appointments | 122 |
| (d) Premature retirement or prolonged sick leave | 29 |
| (e) For other Authorities | 15 |
| (f) For West Kent Main Sewerage Board | 10 |
| 899 | |
| Candidates examined for this Borough by other Authorities | 17 |
HOME HELP SERVICE
The following is a summary of the cases in which assistance
was given between 1st January and 31st December, 1968.
Aged 65 or over 2,076
Under 65—
Chronic Sick and T.B. 223
Mentally disordered 23
Maternity 356
Illness 325
Family Care Service
27 cases, involving 80 children received assistance.
Family Welfare Service
5 cases received assistance.
Night and Evening Service
4 cases received assistance.
It will be seen that home help was supplied in 3,039 homes
during the year 1968.
In Service Training
A seminar for Home Help Organisers, arranged by the
London Boroughs' Training Committee in London was attended