[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough.

  • Stretford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS Medical examinations carried out by the medical staff during 1965 included the following :— No. of examinations (i) Fitness for employment—County Council employees :— (a) No. of medical examinations carried out in connection with posts designated as requiring them . 49 (b) No. of forms M.E.5 (statements of fit¬ ness) scrutini ed . 182 (c) No. of medical examinations carried out following scrutiny of Form M.E.5. 26 (ii) For entry to Stretford Borough Superan¬ nuation and Sickness Pay Schemes ... 98 (iii) For entry to other Local Authority Super¬ annuation and Sickness Pay Schemes ... — (iv) Extension of Sickness Pay. 14 (v) Children Act, 1948 .\ Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 ...j 24 (vi) Employment of children outside school hours ... ... ... ... ... ... 139 (vii) Entry to Teachers’Training Colleges ... 69 (viii) Children attending Camp Schools. 1 NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948 All premises used as day nurseries and all child minders as defined in this Act must be registered and comply with the standards adopted by the Local Health Authority. These standards are designed to prevent overcrowding, to ensure that adequate facilities are available and in general to provide for the health and safety of the children. Periodic inspections are carried out by the medical staff to ensure that the conditions of registration are observed. There were five Registered Child Minders in the Borough as at the 31st December, 1965, the total number of authorised child places being 28. In addition, there were two private Day Nurseries, providing a total of 85 authorised child-places.