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I am persuaded there are serious grounds for suggesting the necessity of
co-ordinating the medical examination of entrants to Training Colleges with those
of other examinations.
(b) Part-time Employment of School-children.—Milk and newspaper deliveries,
general errands, etc., are the usual forms of employment of children. In accordance
with the byelaws of the Education Authority, 24 applicants of school-age submitted
themselves for examination prior to employment. Of this number 21 were passed
as being medically fit for employment.
(c) After-employment.—In September, 1935, the Board of Education issued
Administrative Memorandum No. 137 dealing with the question of co-operation
between the School Medical Service and Juvenile Employment and Advisory
Committees.
The Board requested that procedure should be initiated whereby the Juvenile
Employment Officer should be advised as to the specific unsuitability of certain
children for particular types of work, this information being made available by
your medical officers at the last routine examination of the children.
Up to the end of 1935 the following recommendations by your medical officers
were forwarded to the Juvenile Employment Officer:—
37 Children unsuitable for severe manual work.
1 „ ,, „ sedentary occupation.
28 „ „ „ exposure to bad weather.
50 „ ,, „ work in a dusty atmosphere.
5 „ ,, „ work near moving machinery.
14 „ „ „ work involving prolonged standing.
12 „ „ „ work causing eye strain.
27 „ ,, „ work requiring acute distant vision.
7 „ „ „ work requiring acute hearing.
The above recommendations relate to 114 school-children.
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Boots Free boots are provided in certain necessitous cases.
Camps Week-end camps are held every week-end during the
summer months, and in addition two holiday camps,
each of a fortnight's duration, are held during the
summer holidays.