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All the children are medically inspected before proceeding to camp.
Woodside, 20 boys; Davidson, 20 boys; Whitehorse Manor, 40
boys; Oval, 40 girls and 40 boys; Portland, 40 boys; Beulah, 40
boys; Ecclesbourne, 20 boys; Rectory Manor, 40 boys and 40 girls;
Elm wood, 25 boys; West Thornton, 30 girls; Sydenham, 20 boys;
Oroydon British, 40 girls ; Tavistock, 40 boys.
Juvenile Employment Return.
The following numbers of children were examined by the medical
officers during 1931 as to their fitness to follow the part time
employment indicated. There has been a decrease of 134, chiefly
noticeable in the delivery of newspapers. For the past four years
there has been a steady decrease in the number of children examined
for this purpose.
1931.
1930
1929.
1928.
Delivery of Goods for Shopkeepers 102 140 158 237
Delivery of Newspapers 227 328 329 280
Delivery of Milk 33 28 40 56
362 496 527 573
Six girls were medically examined, and subsequently licensed
by the Education Authority to take part in public entertainments.
The Provision of Meals and Milk and Cod Liver Oil and Malt.
The arrangements for the provision of meals have been on
the same lines as in previous years; milk, and cod liver oil and
malt have also been provided for children suffering from maJnutrition.
This is given in school. Recommendations for extra
nourishment are made by the School Medical Officer, Teachers,
Attendance Officers and Care Committees and are considered by
the School Canteen Sub-Committee. Re-examinations are made
by the medical officers in cases referred on medical grounds, when
a renewal or discontinuance is decided on. This recurrent examination
acts also as a useful check on the general physical health of
the child, enabling obvious defects to be pointed out to the parents
for remedy.
The places of refreshment which supply the children with
|heir midday meals have been inspected regularly by the sanitary
inspectors; the standard of cleanliness has been satisfactory. In
Host instances, advice given as to improvement has been accepted
and acted upon.