Alan Nade
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• A new man in a new job, Dr Wade, as London Transport's medical in charge of research, has a chat future. He is studying the cost effective mass screening projects to 'show up curable defects among staff.
Though no stranger to the tr industry — he has been at LT for sevel — the 42-year-old doctor began his r career (after qualifying at University I Hospital) in the army. He embarked on service commission and spent much East Africa, together with 21 N,f Mauritius. He was one of two doctc ran the services hospital there during ti crisis. On being released from the RoyE Medical Corps, Dr Wade took a Dipli Tropical Medicine in London before a 1 span -of general hospital jobs, mostly registrar's department.
His last hospital job was at the F. prisoners' of war hospital in Roehaml was there, he says, that he first "saw as people and not just patients". It v experiences' at Roehampton that tun Wade towards industrial rnedicin eventually to LT. He became one of permanent staff doctors, and latterl medical officer.
Dr Wade is quick to point out that l are just as healthy as the rest of popi Contrary to popular belief, bus drivers more susceptible to ailments than pe other forms of sedentary occw However, as a general rule, conduci who are far more physically active — to be healthier and less overweight.
Dr Wade says that his family ( teenage children and do-it-yourself a( at his house in Muswell Hill take up r his spare time When he does read, ths is non-fiction works only. "I have no t fiction", he says adamantly.
When Dr Wade's initial re programme is complete, there are likel more mass' screenings at LT. TN technique of testing large groups of particularly drivers, to highlight irregularities. Likely first tests will be fc conditions and pathological eye weak! Dr Wade maintains that there incompatibility between testing individ. 'their own good 'and for the en efficiency of the organization. -"What' for London Transport is good f individual", he says.