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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Health. Education
Details of activities which took place in schools and
youth centres are reported on page 23.
Youth Employment Service - Year ended 30th September 1970
| 1969 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and girls who left schools in the borough | 1662 | 1628 |
| New entrants into National Insurance: school leavers | 646 | 667 |
| First advisory interviews | 1131 | 1477 |
| Applications for employment* | 1197 | 1157 |
| First applications included in above figure | 630 | 588 |
| Vacancies notified* | 2089 | 2024 |
| Kingston boys and girls placed in local employment | 674 | 688 |
| Kingston boys and girls placed in other districts | 100 | 94 |
| Local residents included in above figures who were placed in first situations | 383 | 353 |
| Total of vacancies filled in Kingston area | 832 | 826 |
* including register brought forward on 1st October.
Thanks are expressed 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 256
Children examined for entertainment licences 14
Pound to be unfit nil