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dropped. As a substitute, small parties of the girls visit the
Maternity Hospital where they see the babies being bathed and
dressed. Otherwise the account given in 1929 needs no
amplification.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
Children.—Consequent on the passing of the Children and
Young Persons Act, 1933, the Bye-laws relating to the employment
of children were revised. These new Bye-laws, which clarify the
conditions under which children between twelve and fourteen
years may engage in employment, were adopted by the Town Council
on the 10th April, 1934. The children have still to undergo a
medical examination to determine if the proposed employment
will be prejudicial to their health or physical development, or will
render them unfit to obtain proper benefit from their education.
The number of children examined during the year was 332, and
out of this number 28 were found to be unfit for employment.

These children receive regular supervision subsequently to
ensure that the employment is not detrimental to health. They are
always inspected at the time of routine inspection in their school
and, in addition, have to attend for medical inspection if they
obtain service with a new employer.
At routine medical inspection in the schools eleven children
were found to be suffering in health and in these cases employment
out of school hours was forbidden.