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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hillingdon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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General Services
Mobile Units
| Northcote Clinic, Northcote Avenue, SOUTHALL | Weekly—on Tuesdays | 10.30 a.m.-noon. |
| The Bridge School, Station Road, WEALDSTONE | 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month | 11.00 a.m.-l.OO p.m. |
| Police Station Car Park, RICKMANSWORTH | Weekly—on Mondays | 2.30 p.m.-3.00 p.m. |
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT
The number of premises licensed at the end of the year was as follows:—
| Treatment Carried Out | Number of Premises |
|---|---|
| Chiropody | 16 |
| Chiropody, massage, radiant heat, and infra-red (below knee) | 1 |
| Chiropody, physiotherapy | 1 |
| Physiotherapy | 1 |
| Physiotherapy, manipulative therapy | 1 |
| Massage, manicure, electric treatment, radiant heat, electric, vapour or other baths, manipulative therapy | 1 |
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
All new staff are required to complete a medical questionnaire which is scrutinised by a medical
officer. Most members of staff can be assessed as being medically fit to undertake their duties without
recourse to medical examination, but where the replies to questions leave any doubt, a medical
examination or further information from hospital consultant or general practitioner may be required.
The Council is also required by the Department of Education and Science to carry out medical
examinations of newly appointed teachers or candidates for admission to teachers' training colleges.
The following cases were dealt with during the year, and a comparison with the previous year is shown:—
| 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Medical Assessments | 1,735 | 1,639 |
| (ii) Medical Examinations: | ||
| Staff—from (i) above | 398 | 406 |
| Teachers | 111 | 129 |
| Students | 219 | 240 |
| Authorities | 7 | 14 |
| Total number of Medical Examinations | 735 | 789 |