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Barking 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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the district. No arrangement exists with this authority either
for " following up " or treatment of necessary cases.

Details of inspections carried out are supplied from the following table :—

Entrants.Intermediates. (12 years old.)Leavers. (10 years old.)
Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
No. examined322329132022
No. referred for Treatment479389
No. referred for observation14-1-1

Re-Inspections.

Number re-inspected.Number found to have been treated.
Boys129
Girls3124

(20) CONTINUATION* SCHOOLS.
There are 110 Continuation Schools in the district.
(21) EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS.
Milk and newspaper deliveries, general errands, hawking and
newspaper selling are the usual forms of employment of children
and young persons. In accordance with the Bye-laws of the Education
Authority, 10 applicants of school age submitted themselves
for examination prior to employment, of which number it was unnecessary
to refuse any applicant on medical grounds. Street
trading is permissible to boys of 15 years, although licence is
refused girls under 16 years, no prior medical examination being
required of applicants. Certain conditions, however, such as
mental defect, prevent street trading being engaged in.