London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Ealing 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

This page requires JavaScript

98
HEALTH EDUCATION.
Detailed descriptions of the means utilised to spread knowledge
on health matters among school children have been given in previous
reports and there are no new activities to be reported under this
heading.

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.

Children .—The number of children examined in connection with their employment out of school hours was 333 and of this number 30 were found to be unfit for employment. The nature of the employment of those certified as fit was :

Boys. Errand boys94
Milk round37
Newspaper round51
Baker's round32
Order boy6
Others80
300
Girls. Shop assistant1
Cleaning step1
Domestic help13
303

These children are subject to re-inspection at the time of
routine inspection in their school and if it is found that employment
is detrimental to their health, sanction to employment out of school
hours is withdrawn. This action was found necessary in 16 instances.
Routine inspection revealed four children under the permitted age
who were working out of school hours, and 40 children who had
not obtained the necessary permission.
Thirty-eight 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.
One of the girls was at first found to be unfit for such employment
and the licence was not issued until the defect had been remedied.