Trends in employee health service : Margaret F. McKiever, editor.

  • United States. Public Health Service. Division of Occupational Health
Date:
1965]
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    Table 13. Certificates of approval issued to industrial medical depart- ments, specified years, 1932—64 ! Accumulative Accumulative Year total o Year total of approvals approvals to 1951 since 1951 19398>04—(eees 7141-1960 ne. 44 363 19408...) ca ee 959 | 1964.3... 406 1950. a eee 1,459 1 Prior to 1951 evaluations were made and certificates of approval were issued by the American College of Surgeons. Activities are now conducted by the Occupational Health Institute of the Industrial Medical Association. The wide concept of the institute’s interest is reflected in the change in wording from ‘‘Certificates of Approval” to “Certificates of Health Maintenance.” Source: Based on Selleck, H. B., and Whittaker, A.H. Occupational Health in America. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1962, and unpublished data. Table 14. Types of in-plant examinations and other services reported by physicians with primary medical responsibility for industrial medi- cal programs in 585 plants. Percent distribution of replies Number Service provided Type of service of plants to— reporting| Total _| Not replies | pro- All Special | vided employ- asis ees only Examinations: Preplacement............. 585 | 100.0 | 95.5 3.0 1.5 Chronic disease followup...| 585 | 100.0} 58.5 | 28.0] 13.5 Proctologics 1s. 4.0. ene 584 | 100.0 10.0 37.0 53.0 Gyhecolosicr ee 583 | 100.0 9.0 | 26.0 | 65.0 Attending-physician POCUes irate cock a hat oe 583 1°100:0 1°42.0 | F255 328 Employee request......... 582 | 100.0} 540] 22.0] 24.0 Termination of employment.| 584] 100.0} 19.5 | 30.0] 50.5 Ciheriie ek cee eee 585 | 100.0 8.0 325 86.5 Additional in-plant services: Health education......... 585 | 100.0 65.5 13.0 21.5 Counseling?..... te ons 584 | 100.0 | 77.0} 11.0) 12:0 Influenza immunization..... 583 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 25.0 pga Polio immunization........| 584 {100.0} 29.0} 21.0] 50.0 Other at ae eae alae 585 | 100.0] 9.5] 165| 74.0 1 Information is based largely on 1961 records. The 585 programs studied covered over 3.6 million employees. Source: Committee Report, Industrial Medical Association. Journal of Occupational Medicine 7:154-165 (April) 1965. f