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Employment of Children and Young Persons.
ported upon to the Inspector before they are allowed
to be employed. In the course of the year 15 young
persons were medically examined.
Co-ordination of the work of the School Medical Service
with that of the Juvenile Employment Committee and of the
Certifying Factory Surgeon.—Every assistance is given
to the Juvenile Employment Committee by supplying
reports on children or young persons who come within
their province. The medical records obtained on
school medical inspection are very valuable to the Committee
in selecting suitable occupations.
There is no co-ordination of the work of the Certifying
Factory Surgeon and of the School Medical Service.
No reference has been made by the Surgeon with regard
to any person, but this may be due to the fact that no
occasion has arisen. There are two factories in the
district, and these are small in size and do not employ
young persons to any extent.
Findings of the School Medical Service as regards the
physical conditions of Employment of Children and
Young Persons.—After a year's experience of the
operation of the Bye-laws and of the regular examinations
of employment of children it cannot be said that
they are adversely affected to any extent by the conditions
of their employment. It was found necessary
to discontinue the employment during the year of only
5 children out of a total of 132 employed.
SPECIAL ENQUIRIES.
Two enquiries were carried out during the year at
the request of the Board of Education. The reports,
already submitted to the Board, may be suitably
reproduced here for future reference.