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"Employment was found for 582 boys and 522 girls during the
year. The number of vacancies reported to the Bureau was some
hundreds less than during the previous year. This, of course, was
due to the abnormal conditions prevailing during the first part of
the year. The factory worker, however, had very little difficulty
in obtaining employment up to 16 years of age, and the School
Leavers of that category had little occasion to obtain the assistance
of the Bureau.
"In the case of Secondary and Central School pupils who would
normally expect to obtain openings in commerce, the position of
the School Leaver was seriously affected, owing to the general
tendency towards the reduction of office staffs which was prevailing
throughout London during the year. At one period of the year
over 80 per cent. of those registered at the Bureau had specialised
in office work, and most of these juveniles were obliged to enter
industry, owing to the absence of suitable vacancies in commerce."
(iii) Employment of Children (Street Trading Byelaws).—173
children were examined by the Medical Staff under the Employment
of Children Byelaws, and all were passed as fit for employment
except one.
The proposed alterations in the Byelaws have not yet received
the sanction of the Home Office.