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Beckenham 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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(3) No. who are employed in
(a) Industrial or manual occupations
(b) Agricultural or rural occupations
(c) Domestic occupations, including
those who are helping in the
Domestic work at home
(d) Commercial, professional, or
clerical work
(e) Blind alley or other precarious
occupations
(4) No. who have left the
hood, or whose after-careers
have not been traced
Wages Table : —
(1) Under £l per week
(2) £l to £2 per week
(3) £2 to £3 per week
(4) Over £3 per week
4 men.
3 men.
2—1 boy i girl.
1 man.
11—9 men and youths, 2
girls
19—12 boys and 7 girls.
(6 boys reported to
other Associations; 1
emigrated; 2 lost sight
of; 3 corresponding
with ; 2 girls emigrated ;
3 corresponding with ; 2
girls reported to other
Associations.)
10 youths, 2 girls.
2 youths.
5 youths.
1 youth.
I am much indebted to Mrs Brazil, B.A., the honorary secretary
of the After-Care Association, for the information contained in the
above Table.
REPORT OF AFTER-CARE COMMITTEE.
Supplied by Mrs. Brazil, B.A.
During the year 1922 five pupils left the Special School; one
shortly before his sixteenth birthday, who should become at least
partly self-supporting ; another boy who left on attaining the age
limit, has been reported to the local authority under Section 2 (b),
he is too defective to obtain employment, and no vacancy has yet
been found for him ; the parents of a boy excluded under Section