London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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NURSING HOMES
There are no private nursing homes in the Borough. One hospital subject to registration
under the Public Health Act, 1936 is visited by officers of the department from time to time.
NURSING AGENCIES
There is one nursing agency in the Borough, and this continues to be conducted in a
satisfactory manner.
Due chiefly to a sharp increase in the number of students medically examined prior to admission to teachers training college, the total number of medical assessments issued during 1971 was at 2,255 the greatest for any year since the inception of the Borough. Of the four hundred 14TT forms completed (examination required by the Department of Education and Science) three hundred and four were for students and ninety-six for newly trained teachers taking up their first appointment.
| 1967 | 1 968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Assessments | 2,022 | 2,072 | 1,773 | 2,233 | 2,257 |
| MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS Routine (i) Teachers (First appointment) | 129 | 111 | 66 | 78 | 96 |
| (ii) Students (On selection forTeachers Training College) | 240 | 219 | 177 | 188 | 304 |
| (iii) Requests from other Authorities | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Other Staff Examined | 409 | 398 | 323 | 240 | 259 |
| Total number of Medical Examinations | 792 | 735 | 577 | 516 | 668 |
| Number Assessed without Examinations | 1,230 | 1,337 | 1,196 | 1,717 | 1,589 |
| % Total Assessed by Medical Examination | 39% | 35% | 32.5% | 23% | 29% |
| % Assessed by Examination when Routine Medical not required | 25% | 23% | 21% | 12% | 14% |
Two important changes relating to medical assessments were introduced during 1971. One
relating to the admission of manual workers to the Council's sick pay scheme and the other to
chest X-ray examination requirements.
It has been the practice since 1965 for wage earners who were being considered for employment
and who suffered from medical conditions which although present prior to taking up
employment were likely to recur, to be offered conditional admission to the Council's sick pay
scheme provided they were otherwise fit to undertake the full duties of the post. In October 1971,
the Council's Establishment Committee instructed that admission to the sick pay scheme should
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