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18. Nursery Schools.— There are no nursery schools under
the Local Education Authority. Reference was made to this
subject in my last Annual Report.
19 and 20. Secondary and Continuation Schools —These
fall within the jurisdiction of the Essex County Council.
21. Employment of Children and Young Persons.—
From special enquiries made at the various schools during the
latter end of 1920 it was found that 366 children were employed
out of school hours. During the past year byelaws have been
approved by the Council under the provisions of the Employment
of Children Act, 1903, and Education Act, 1918. They are at
present awaiting the sanction of the Home Office. It will be seen
therefrom that a very complete supervision of the children concerned,
by the School Medical Officer, will be carried out. It is
proposed to strengthen the byelaws by enacting that no child will
be allowed a licence for street trading, unless a certificate has been
issued by the School Medical Officer that the child is physically fit
for such employment. A few children in Ilford are employed in
theatrical work, and during the past year three children were examined
under Section 13 of the Education Act, 1918, by the School
Medical Officer as to their physical fitness for such work.
BYELAWS
made by the
ILFORD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
under the Provisions of the Employment of Children Act, 1903,
and the Education Act, 1918, for regulating within the
URBAN DISTRICT OF ILFORD
the employment of children and street trading by young persons.
I.—As xo the Interpretation of Terms.
Throughout the appended byelaws the following words and expressions
have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them,
namely:—
(a) The expression "child" means a person under the age of 14
years.
(b) The expression "guardian" used in reference to a child, includes
any person who is liable to maintain or has the actual
custody of such child.
(c) The expressions "employed" and "employment," used in
reference to a child, include employment in any labour exercised
by way of trade or for the purposes of gain, whether the gain
be to the child, or to any other person.