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Society of Medical Officers of Health

Comments and Evidence

Comments and Evidence Files 1956-1977

Comments on the Report of the Working Party on Social Workers (Younghusband Report) by the Society and by the Joint Committee of the Society and Royal Medico-Psychological Association.

Medical standards for local authority staff: comments on revised Notes of Guidance on Medical Standards, 1957-1961; approach to the National Union of Teachers regarding views on routine x-ray examination of school teachers, 1964-1965; Society's proposed medical questionnaire (with medical examination in selected cases only), to replace routine medical examination of new LHA staff, 1967-1969

Response by the Society's Committee on Food Matters to British Egg Marketing Board regarding stamping of home produced eggs placed in cold store with the mark 'Chilled'

Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Central Housing Advisory Committee sub-committees

Ophthalmic care of school children

Correspondence with members relating to views on sewage  contamination in coastal bathing areas, 1960-1966, and evidence to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Working Party on Sewage Disposal, 1969

Diabetes: views and comments on elderly diabetics, detection, diabetes and the health visitor, registrationy local authorities of diabetic children, and disposable syringes for diabetic children

Standing Nursing Advisory Committee of the Central Health Services Council

Diploma in Public Health

Responses from Borough Medical Officers of Health to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government's London Housing Survey, with particular reference to rented accommodation

Central Midwives Board: observations on the definition of the 'lying-in period' and comments on the Draft Revision of the CMB Regulations

Comments on Draft Revisions of Public Health Officers Regulations 1959 and Public Health Officers (Port Health District) Regulations 1959

Comments on the Report of the Committee on Health Education (Cohen Committee)

Comments on Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) proposed legislation for humane slaughter of poultry

Evidence to the Royal Commission on the Penal System in England and Wales

Views and suggestions on smoking and health, including memorandum by member Dr C Lycett 'How to discourage smoking?' Nov 1965 and letter to Ministry of Health, Mar  1966

General Medical Council

Computers in Local Authority Health Departments

Medical examination/health of immigrants, particularly x-ray examination for tuberculosis

Comments on cremation regulations, 1965-1966, training of mortuary attendants, 1969, and cremation certificates - completion of forms B and C by GPs, 1970

Comments on proposed Incubator Eggs (Prevention of use as Food) Regulations 1965

Comments on London County Council proposal to discontinue routine school dental inspections

Comments on proposals for Regulations on Meat Pies

Policy of Public Libraries in regard to tuberculous patients and disinfection of books

Comments on provisions of services by home nurses and midwives other than in patients' homes - Ministry of Health proposed amendments of Sections 23 and 25 of the NHS Act 1946

Evidence to the Standing Medical Advisory Committee Sub-Committee on Medical Functions and Medical Staffing of Child Welfare Centres (Sheldon Committee) and comments on the Report

Royal Commission on Medical Education: Evidence

Brucellosis

Comments on Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) proposed Food Labelling Regulations

Pulmonary Anthrax and infected bone meal fertiliser - approach to the Ministry of Health and collection of  evidence

Comments on Ministry of Health draft memorandum revising the provision for hospital accommodation of smallpox patients

Evidence to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Central Housing Advisory Committee Sub-Committee on social aspects of large-scale housing developments designed to accommodate people moving from crowded cities under planned arrangements

Control of Sonne Dysentery in schools - response to enquiry from member, Medical Officer of Health Spalding Urban District Council

Cervical cancer

Comments to Home Office for review of Registration (Births, Deaths and Marriages) and Marriage Laws, 1966, and on format of the Registrar General's Weekly Return for England and Wales, 1969

Comments on the proposed Diploma in Dental Public Health by the Royal College of Surgeons of England Faculty of Dental Surgery

Comments on amendments to the Meat Inspection Regulations 1963

Measles vaccine

Comments to the Monopolies Commission Infant Milk Foods Inquiry regarding limited distribution and professional advice

Comments on amendments to the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations 1958

Evidence to the Joint Committee on the Care of the Health of Hospital Staff

Comments on new arrangements for vaccination and immunisation fees and remuneration of GPs and record cards

Social Work, Scotland

Comments on the Report of the Ministry of Labour Industrial Health Advisory Committee Sub-Committee on 'The Appointed Factory Doctor Service'

Views on Public Health Inspectors Registration Board circular letter to Local Authorities on increasing recruitment of pupil public health inspectors, in response to a member's enquiry

Society survey on preventive and supportive services for the family, in collaboration with the National Bureau for Co-operation in Child Care and with the support of the Ministry of Health

Letter to Home Office regarding visual standards for fire service recruits

Society approach to Ministry of Health on risks involved in use of ortho-tolidine by staff of Public Health Departments testing chlorine residuals in swimming baths and drinking water

Comments on the Certification of Blindness and Partial  Sight, Revision of Form BD8

Comments on the Society of Town Clerks Training Panel report 'Training and Education for Management and Administration in the Local Government Service [commissioned by the Association of Municipal Corporations Salaries and Wages Sub-Committee], and  on the Report of an Informal Conference arranged by the STC on management and administration in the Local Government service

Comments on the Ministry of Health Draft Circular on the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act 1967 and meetings with members of the Family Planning Association

Memorandum for Government Survey of services provided for young people (the 'Youth Enquiry')

Approach to Government regarding supply of raw milk at farm schools

Comments on changes to Annual Vital Statistics supplied to MOHs - forms SD25 and SD52

Comments on Ministry of Health proposed revised schedules of vaccination and immunisation in childhood particularly recommendations regarding smallpox vaccinations and family doctors

Child care: Draft statement of evidence (to DES?) on the needs of handicapped children, and views on responsibility for the education of mentally handicapped children in England and Wales

Comments on Draft Revised Form EC73 (immunisation and vaccination records)

Reaction to Government plans to impose prescription charges on patients undergoing long-term chemotherapy for tuberculosis

Driving Licences, Medical Aspects

Comments on the Ministry of Health Draft Circular on wider use of ancillary help in the local authority nursing services

Evidence to the Joint Committee on the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (Swann Committee)

Comments on the suggested cytology record by the DHSS Sub-Committee on Gynaecological Cytology Records

Comments on National Union of Teachers draft comments on the Plowden Report relating to social services (relations between schools and various social and welfare services)

Comments on the Green Paper 'The Administrative Structure of the Medical and Related Services in England and Wales' (1968) including separate comments by the Dental Group

Evidence to the Central Health Services Council Standing Medical Advisory Committee Sub-Committee on Group Practice and comments on their Report 'The Organisation of Group Practice'

Views on age for mass BCG vaccination in response to enquiry from the Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Tuberculosis Association

Society views and letter to Secretaries of State for Social Services and the Scottish Home and Health Department calling for a Government committee of inquiry into community medicine and the future role of the community physician, training, work and professional structure, in light of plans to reorganise
 the NHS

Society memorandum 'The Future of Community Dentistry', prepared by the Dental Group

Views and statement on changes in the 1969 Syllabus for the training of nurses for the General Register, in particular the inclusion of an elective period on 'aspects of community care' and representation at a discussion meeting organised by the DHSS, Mar 1970

Evidence to the Standing Medical Advisory Committee Sub-Committee on Rehabilitation

Evidence to the Committee of Enquiry into the Speech Therapy Services and comments on the (Quirk?) Report

Evidence to the Remedial Professions Committee

Comments on the Report of the Working Party on Management Structure in the Local Authority Nursing Services, Oct 1969, and DHSS Draft Circular, Jan 1970, and attendance at general meeting organised by DHSS to discuss management training for local authority nursing staff, 25 Nov 1971

Observations on appointment of medical advisors to water boards and evidence to the Central Advisory Water Committee on organisation of water undertakings, river authorities and sewerage disposal authorities

Comments on the Second Green Paper 'The Future Structure of the National Health Service' (Feb 1970)

Views on the Local Authority Social Services Bill and Act 1970, including letter to Sir Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Social Services

Views on health risks and nuisances caused by domestic central heating chimneys, including correspondence with Association of Public Health Inspectors

Evidence to the Committee on One Parent Families, including details of individual hardship cases

Comments to the DES Technical Unit for Sport draft document on first aid rooms in swimming pools

Vaccination against Rubella (German Measles)

Comments on the National Association of Nursery Matrons' letter to the DHSS containing their views on the responsibilities and training of staff working in day and residential nurseries

Written and oral evidence to the Working Party on Functions and Training of Medical Administrators (Hunter Working Party), comments on the interim report and meeting at DHSS, and comments on the final report

Written and oral evidence to the Committee on Nursing (Asa Briggs Committee) and comments on the Report and subsequent Government proposals

Comments on the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Standing Maternity and Midwifery Advisory Committee on Domiciliary Midwifery and Maternity Bed Needs (Peel Report)

(Future structure of the NHS) Implementation of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 and the Interdepartmental Social Work Group

Views on medical examinations of students in colleges of education in response to question raised by member, and consequent representations to DES

Comments on the Working Paper containing provisional proposals of the Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children and oral evidence to the Committee (Houghton Committee)

Letter to DHSS concerning Mental Health Act 1959 Section 28 (3) Approval of Practitioners, resulting from member's enquiry

Comments on the Ministry of Health Draft Food Hygiene Code of Practice No 9: Hygiene in Microwave Cooking

Comments on the 'National Health Service Reorganisation Consultative Document' (May 1971) and discussion meeting with Sir Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Social Services

Local Government Reorganisation

Comments on Proposed Draft Regulation of Agricultural Aviation to be issued by the Directorate of Flight Safety, Department of Trade and Industry

Views on curtailment of free milk in schools

Comments on proposed changes to the Notification of Congenital Malformations form SD 56

Evidence to the Committee of Enquiry into the Abortion Act (Lane Committee)

Comments on Ministry of Health Draft Circular Continuation of Local Health Services - Improved Deployment of Nursing Team

'The Mental Health Service in a Unified National Health Service' report of the Tripartite Committee of the BMA, Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Society (established in 1970 in view of forthcoming NHS reorganisation) - approval by the Society and publication arrangements

Comments on Noise Advisory Council report 'Neighbourhood Noise' and proposals for new legislation in the noise abatement field

Driving Licences

Comments on MAFF proposed Zoonoses Order

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Evidence to the Children and Young Persons Committee (Ingleby Committee), 1957, comments on the Report, Children and Young Persons Bill and Home Office Circulars on the Act (1963) relating to reports of local authorities on workings of the Act, and comments on the Home Office White Paper 'Children in Trouble' 1968

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