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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
The School Medical Officer reports regularly to the Juvenile
Employment Committee on the fitness for employment of children
about to leave school. He also acts in co-operation with the
Inspector who enforces the Bve-laws made under the Employment
of Children Act, 1918. In the course of routine inspection at
the Schools 181 children employed out of school hours in accordance
with the Bve-laws were specially examined to determine their
fitness to continue to be employed.
In addition, three boys were examined before being permitted
to engage in street trading.
SPECIAL ENQUIRY.
Enlargement of the Thyroid Gland.—In the course of
routine medical examination during 1924 special attention was paid
to the particular defect of thyroid enlargement. In the age-12
group, 19 children had thyroid enlargement that could be observed
on simple inspection. The distribution of these cases according to
sex and age-groups is shown below:—
Males Females Total
Number of Children Inspected 543 500 1,043
Number of Cases showing Thyroid Swelling:—
Age-Group Males Females Total
11—12 2 2 4
12—13 2 8 10
13—14 1 3 4
14—15 — 1 1
Totals 5 14 19