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Occupation Centre.
An Occupation Centre was opened in Bromley in 1933
under the management of a Voluntary Committee, and is
held at St. Mark's Hall, Masons Hill. Upwards of 28
mentally defective children, who are incapable of receiving
education in special schools, are accepted at this Centre,
and are under the care of Miss H. Wade, Supervisor.
Employment of Children and Young Persons.
The number of children medically examined by the
School Medical Staff during 1937, and for whom certificates
were issued, was as follows:—
Total No. examined .153
Fit certificates issued 151
The total number of children in employment at the
31st December, 1937, was:—
(a) Boys—
Newspaper delivery 71
Milk delivery '21
Delivery of goods and parcels 51
Stable lad 1
150
(b) Girls—
Housework Nil
After-Care Work.
The home environment cannot be excluded in the
consideration of the health of the school child, yet the
school medical service functions primarily for the child at
school or at the school clinics. The medical care of the
child at home remains under the care of the private
practitioner. The line of demarcation between the two
services is a distinct one, and is only partially blended by
the co-operation that exists between us. When a child is
referred to domiciliary care, the case is followed-up by the