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BOOT CLUB.
At Churchfields School, a club is run whereby children can pay
small amounts weekly, so that when boots are required they can
be obtained at reduced prices. In several cases it has been possible
to provide boots free of cost for necessitous cases.
The Education Officer is responsible for the management of the
Club, and the Teachers collect the weekly payments.
SCHOOL LEAVING REPORTS.
Each term reports are provided for the information of the
Juvenile Welfare Bureau and special attention is drawn to the
existence of any defects which render certain types of occupation
unsuitable in special cases.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
Under the Committee's Byelaws, 109 certificates were issued
during the year.
The number of certificates issued compares with 103 in 1937,
and this is evidence that the Byelaws are being effectively enforced.
Licences to take part in Stage Plays were issued in 10 cases
during the year.
CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS.
Parents are notified of the date and time of Routine Medical
Inspections, and both parents are invited to attend. Usually
the mother only attends.
The nature of any defects found is explained to the mother, and
advice is given as to treatment and how it should be obtained.
CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS.
The Head Teacher is present at the Routine Inspections, and
a summary of the defects found is provided for the information of
the Head Teachers.
The School Medical Service derives a great deal of valuable
help from the teachers, and particularly from the Head Teacher, who
takes a practical interest in the physical welfare of the children,
and is under a great obligation to the teachers in this respect, for
their co-operation has resulted in very large numbers of defects
being found and remedied which otherwise might not have been
detected, or which might have persisted for long periods without
treatment.
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