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Youth Employment Service - Year Ended 30th September 1966
Number
Boys and girls living in the borough known to have
left school 1286
New entrants into National Insurance:
School Leavers 848
First advisory interviews 1412
Interviewed who continued fall-time education
at school or college 499
Applications for employment * 1136
First applications included in above figure 694
Vacancies notified * 2042
Kingston boys and girls placed in local employment 725
Kingston boys and girls placed in other districts 101
Local residents included in above figures who were
placed in first situations 429
Total of vacancies filled in Kingston area 901
* Including register brought forward on 1st October 1965.
I am indebted to Mr. F. S. Robinson, Principal Youth Employment
Officer, for his assistance in compiling the sections of this
report dealing with school leavers.
Part time Employment of School Children
In accordance with the Children and Young Persons Act,
medical officers were called upon to examine children for the purpose
of undertaking part time employment, and in addition to these initial
and re-examinations, children were also medically'examined in
connection with applications on their behalf for the issue of entertainment
licences.
The number of examinations for these purposes, and the
results of the examinations, are shown in the following table:
Examinations for employment
certificates 299
Children examined for
entertainment licences 4
Found to be unfit 4
School Milk and Meals Service
The provision of milk and school meals plays a very important
part in the maintenance of good health. The standard charge for a
school meal is one shilling per day, and milk is provided free.