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A list is kept of all the regarded school children in the
area. These children are examined on an average every six
months in order to ascertain their suitability for transference to
the Special School. In addition every school is visited periodically
by the School Medical Officer with a view to ascertaining
from the Head Teachers the number of backward children in
attendance.
Children who have left the Special School on attaining the
age of 16 and who have been notified to the Local Authority
under the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, as amended by the Act
of 1927 as being in need of supervision and care are brought to
the notice of the Committee of the Guild of Social Welfare
which acts in Wimbledon as the Local Committee of the Surrey
Voluntary Association for Mental and Physical Welfare. This
Committee does everything in its power to further the interests
of these children after they have left school.
18. NURSERY SCHOOLS.
No Nursery Schools have been established in Wimbledon.
The Municipal Day Nursery, however, has accommodation for 30
toddlers under 5 years of age.
19. SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
The medical inspection of Secondary Schools in Wimbledon
is under the control of the Surrey County Education Authority.
21. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS.
Under the Bye-Laws any school child over the age of 12
years may be employed for 2 hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
and on week days when the school is not open for 5 hours between
7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Certain forms of employment are prohibited.
During 1930, 41 employment cards were issued to
school children in accordance with the above conditions.
Children who are employed for not more than 1 hour in
the morning before school must be medically examined before
an employment card is issued to them. Furthermore, such
children may only be employed for 1 hour after school and then
not later than 7 p.m.
36 children were medically examined1 for employment during
the year. 35 children were granted medical certificates of
fitness for delivering newspapers and for work in connection
with milk rounds. One boy was found to be unfit and the medical
certificate withheld.
Six summonses were taken out under the Bye-Laws for
illegal employment and fines of 10/- imposed in each case.
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