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PART V
GENERAL
Medical Examinations of Candidates for Employment in Established
Posts of the Council.
During the year 79 candidates were medically examined prior
to admission to the superannuation scheme-3 failed to pass the
examination.
Establishments for Massage & Special Treatment.
Part XII of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, provides
for the annual licensing of establishments of this description.
These are defined by the Act as "premises used for the
reception or treatment of persons requiring:-
(a) Massage manicure or chiropody; or
(b) electric treatment or radiant heat light electric vapour
or other baths for therapeutic treatment; or
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(c) other similar treatments.
Eight premises were licensed in the borough,
The Council have submitted to the Home Secretary for approval
draft byelaws for the regulation of these establishments.
Persons in Need of Care and Attention.
Previous Annual Reports have set out in some detail the main
features of the way in which this work is carried out and the limitations
in procedure discovered by practical experience.
The problem of caring for the aged has not generally diminished;
but notable improvement in the facilities for the aged sick has
resulted from the setting up of a geriatric unit at St. Ann's General
Hospital, Tottenham. An extension of this service, recently put
into operation, followed consultations between the Physician-incharge
and the Public Health Department.
As is well known the demand on hospital beds for the aged sick
far outweighs the availability. To assist the hospital in assessing
the urgency of each case, environmental reports are submitted following
visits by the sanitary inspector. Home conditions, mental outlook,
availability of assistance and Other factors affecting elderly
persons alleged to be in need of hospital care are set out in a report