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Bromley 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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56
SECTION E.
Occupation Centre for the Mentally Defective.
Closure due to war conditions is still in operation.
Employment of Children and Young Persons.
The School Medical Officers examined 87 children i
connection with employment as follows:—
South Area. Boys 40.
Girls 3.
North Area. Boys 35.
Girls 5.
Unfit—Boys 3
Girls 1
Boot Club Committee.
The Boot Club operates in 14 of the 20 School
Departments and there are at present 800 contributing
members. The annual expenditure for vouchers issued
exceeds £500.

Table: During 1942 there were 1299 vouchers issued for boots and shoes. The increasing activities of the Boot Clubs is shown by the following figures:—

During 1942 there were 1299 vouchers issued for boots and shoes. The increasing activities of the Boot Clubs is shown by the following figures:—

Vouchers issued.Expenditure.
1937-8451£12032
1938-39439£9175
19421299£520160

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Great credit is due to all those who work this scheme
voluntarily. The provision of adequate footwear for
necessitous cases is of inestimable value to the children
from the health point of view and especially in these
times of rationing.
Bromley Children's Care Committee.
War circumstances have circumscribed the normal
activities of the Care Committee, as the very valuable
assistance given in peace-time is now covered by the
Government Schemes, e.g. milk, fruit juices and cod
liver oil distribution, also school meals. Extra nourishment
for necessitous cases dispensed by the Committee in
past years is, of course, limited by rationing restrictions.
The Honorary Secretary, Miss M. A. Isard, has, however,
been ever ready to assist if occasion arose.
SECTION F.
Appendix of Statistical Table.
The full statistical tables of the Board of Education
are not reproduced here but have been compiled and are
available in the records of the Department. Extracts
only appear under the appropriate headings in this
Report,