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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Wage-earning employment of school children.
In the year 1935, 3,460 applications (3,429 boys and 31 girls) were dealt with
under the by-laws for medical certificates in connection with the employment of
school children out of school hours.
The nature of the work for which certificates were granted unconditionally
is shown below ; the first numbers are in respect of boys, the figures for girls being
given in brackets : delivery of milk, 273 (—); delivery of newspapers, 1,774 (11);
carrying or delivery of goods or parcels, 645 (6); in or in connection with a shop,
271 (5); in a coal yard, 7 (—); industrial work at home, 1 (1); house work away
from home, 12 (5); as a messenger, 48 (—); miscellaneous 5 (—).
In 282 other cases the certificates were granted subject to medical treatment
being obtained, or special conditions being observed. Certificates on medical or
other grounds were refused to 113 boys and 1 girl for the following reasons : rheumatism,
2 ; dental condition, 3 , defective vision, 9 ; heart condition, 5 : scoliosis, 1 ;
poor general condition, 10 ; nervous condition, 1 ; broken arm, 1; stunted growth,