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Twenty-four girls were examined in connection with the issuing
of licences under Section 22 of the Children and Young Persons
Act, 1933, permitting employment in entertainments. Two of the
girls were at first found to be unfit for such employment and licences
were not issued until defects had been remedied.
Young Persons.—The steps taken to provide the Juvenile
Employment Department with the relevant medical histories of
children leaving school were detailed in last year's report.
Under this heading has to be grouped the medical examinations
made of candidates prior to their appointment on the teaching
staff by the Education Committee and of the ever-increasing
number of persons added to the Council's technical and clerical
staff and manual workers. All of these examinations are carried
out by the school medical staff assisted by school nurses when
necessary. During the year 56 teachers and 55 other candidates
were medically examined previous to appointment.
MISCELLANEOUS.
25th June, 1936.
Medical Officer of Health
and School Medical Officer.