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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 281
Children examined for entertainment licences 8
Found to be unfit Nil
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 ls.6d per day, and milk is provided free.
There is close collaboration between the Environmental Health
Section and the School Meals Service in order to ensure continued high
standards of hygiene. Equipment is continually improved and the
quality of the meals is good. The provision of milk and meals in
school is very valuable, particularly to those children whose mothers
are in employment, and the following figures are of interest:
Based on September 1968 Returns
Children in attendance 17,434
Taking milk 9,733
Percentage taking milk 55,83%
Taking meals 13,968
Percentage taking meals 80,12%
Cost of meal to pupil 1s. 6d
Actual cost of meal 2s.10½d
Percentage taking meal at:
Pull cost 91.33%
Free 8.67%
Average number of days meals were supplied in year 181
Average daily number of meals supplied 14,417
Number of meals supplied:
Non-maintained schools and other establishments 39,606
Maintained schools 2,728,655 2,768,261