[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OTHER SERVICES Medical Examinations carried out by County Council Medical Staff.—Medical staff in the health divisions and delegate districts have the responsibility of carrying out medical examinations for a variety of County Council purposes. It is not the policy of the Council to undertake for superannuation purposes the medical examination of newly appointed staff. Candidates complete a form of medical questionnaire (Form M.E.5) and only in cases where the answers given indicate some past medical history which raises doubt as to fitness for job is a physical medical examination given. It is to be noted, however, that in the cases of certain categories of staff, notably staffs employed in the medical, nursing, day nursery and dental services, or where the employee will be in contact with children, satisfactory medical and X-ray reports are required before the candidate can take up duty. In addition, medical examinations are carried out at the request of other local authorities throughout the country who are offering appointments to candidates resident in the County area. The table below shows the major groups of examinations undertaken during 1971. Similar information is given by health divisions and delegate districts in Table 27, page 166. Medical examinations undertaken in respect of— Fitness for job—County Council employees— *Examinations carried out as a result of scrutiny of forms M.E.5 ... 813 Posts requiring compulsory examination. 1,450 Fitness to enter other local authority superannuation schemes . 133 Fitness to enter other local authority sickness pay schemes. 15 Fitness to resume work—County Council employees. 151 Children in care of Social Services Committee. 2,675 Entry to teachers’ training colleges . 3,368 Entrants to teaching profession (Form 28 RQ). 358 Others . 1,130 •During the year 9,268 forms M.E.5 were scrutinised, but only in those cases where a decision could not be given solely by reference to the form was an actual physical examination carried out. Nursing Homes.—The law relating to nursing homes is contained in sections 187-195 of the Public Health Act, 1936, the Nursing Homes Act, 1963, and the Conduct of Nursing Homes Regu¬ lations, 1963. At the end of 1971, there were 24 registered nursing homes in the Administrative County area, all of which are inspected periodically by the divisional medical staffs. The 24 nursing homes are situated in the following districts:— Health Division No. 1— Health Division No. 10— Grange U.D. . 2 Golborne U.D. 1 Ulverston U.D. 1 Health Division No. 11— North Lonsdale R.D. 2 Horwich U.D. 1 Health Division No. 2— Health Division No. 12— Lunesdale R.D. 1 Radcliffe M.B. 1 Lancaster R.D. 1 Rawtenstall M.B. 1 Health Division No. 3— Health Division No. 13— Lytham St. Annes M.B. ... 3 Heywood M.B. 1 Health Division No. 4— Littleborough U.D. ... 2 Clitheroe R.D. 1 Milnrow U.D. 1 Health Division No. 7— Wardle U.D. 1 Crosby M.B. . 2 Formby U.D. . 1 West Lancashire R.D. 1 The following is a summary of the action taken with regard to the registration of nursing homes during 1971:— No. of applications for registration received during 1971 . 1 No. of applications for registration under consideration at 31st December, 1970 nil No. of certificates of registration issued. 1 No. of applications withdrawn . nil No. of applications refused. nil No. of applications under consideration at 31st December, 1971 . nil No. of certificates of registration cancelled . 2 No. of inspections carried out during 1971 . 45