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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The following; shews the number of children employed at the end of the year :—
| Boys. | Girls. | AGES. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | |||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |||
| yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | yrs. | |||
| Delivery of Newspapers. Mornings, Evenings and Sundays | 45 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 2 | |
| Mornings and Sundays | 81 | 14 | 26 | 55 | 7 | 7 |
| Mornings and Evenings | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Weekday mornings only | 18 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — |
| Evenings only | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sundays and Evenings | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sundays only | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Delivery of Milk. Weekdays and Sunday mornings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saturdays and Sundays Errands. | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| After School and Saturdays | 34 | 1 | 13 | 21 | — | 1 |
| Saturdays and Holidays | 12 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — |
| Golf Caddie Boys. After school and Saturdays | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Saturdays only | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Delivery of Bread. Saturdays and Holidays only | 11 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Domestic Work. After school and Saturdays | 2 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 |
| 230 | 22 | 87 | 143 | 9 | 13 | |
| Children working for two employers | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Total Children Employed | 224 | 22 | 83 | 141 | 9 | 13 |