View report page

75
the linking up of the Chingford and Woodford Schools by
arrangement with the Essex Education Committee. These
districts have always been associated with Walthamstow
Juvenile Employment Bureau, but the school leaving cards
of scholars from those districts have not been available, and
the officers of the Bureau have not visited the schools there
hitherto.
"Attention is drawn to the general work of the Bureau as
indicated in the statistics for the year. The main features
of these figures show that during the year under review there
was
(a) An increase of 444 in the number of juveniles
registered.
(b) A decrease of £164 in the amount paid in Unemployment
Benefit.
(c) A decrease of 568 in the number of individual payments
made for Unemployment Benefit.
(d) An increase of 653 in the number of Unemployment
Books lodged at the Bureau.
(e) An increase of 2,743 in the number of Unemployment
Books exchanged (1,935).
(f) An increase of 3,263 in the number of Unemployment
Books issued to new entrants to Unemployment
Insurance.
"Co-operation between the Bureau and the allied offices of
the Ministry of Labour continues to be satisfactory. Employers
have been of very great help to the Bureau during
the year, particularly in co-operating with the Juvenile
Employment Officer at the time when large numbers of new
unemployment books were issued to juveniles of 14 and 15
years of age, and in assisting him to clear up the numerous
queries which have arisen during the year concerning the
books which have not reached the Bureau. The Head
Teachers have, as always, been very helpful, and the Bureau
Staff particularly appreciate their co-operation during the
past year when they have been asked to give so much more
time to the Officers of the Bureau on behalf of the School
Leaver."
(iii) Employment of Children.—211 children were examined
by the medical staff under the Employment of Children ByeLaws,
and all were passed as fit except one.