Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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this work, the remaining two-fifths being devoted to work under
the Shop Hours Act.
(2) The Committee has access to school medical inspection
cards, and so derives information of any defects found during the
course of those inspections.
(3) There is no evidence in the routine medical inspection
records of any physical deterioration occurring in children so
employed.
Employment of Children in Entertainment Rules, 1920.
Thirteen certificates have been issued under the provisions of
the above rules made by the Board of Education under Section 3
of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act, 1904, as amended
by Section 13 (2) of the Education Act, 1918, which require that
the applicant for a licence must produce a certificate from the
School Medical Officer certifying that the child may be employed
in the manner proposed without detriment to health, physical
development and education.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections.
(a) Routine Medical Inspections. | |
Number of Code Group Inspections : | |
Entrants | 2167 |
Intermediates | 1352 |
Leavers | 1875 |
Total | 5394 |
Number of other Routine Inspections : | |
(b) Other Inspections. | |
Number of Special Inspections | 2412 |
Number of Re-inspections | 7431 |
Total | 9843 |