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Employment of Children Act, 1903, and the Education Act, 1913.
By these certain employments are prohibited and in others the
hours of employment are regulated: children between the ages of
13 and 14 employed in the sale or delivery of milk or newspapers,
or in domestic work away from home, must hold a certificate
from the School Medical Officer to the effect that such employment
will not be prejudicial to their health or physical development and
will not render them unfit to obtain proper benefit from their
education.
61 children were examined and all save 2 were ganted the
necessary certificates of fitness for work.
(ii) Co-ordination of the work of the School Medical Service
with that of the Juvenile Employment Committee and
of the certifying factory Surgeon for the District.
The Health Reports for Juvenile Employment cards are taken
from the medical inspection records and are entered in the Health
Department. Where by reason of absence at Medical Inspection,
sufficiently recent medical records do not exist, the cases are
summoned to the Inspection Clinics and the necessary data
obtained. These represent the limits of the services rendered by
the School Medical Staff. I am unable to say what relationship
exists between the Juvenile Employment Committee and the
certifying factory Surgeon for the District.
(iii) The findings of the School Medical Service as regards
the physical conditions of employed children and young
persons.
From the time the Bye-Laws became effective in October,
until the end of the year, there were examined 61 children and
all save two were granted the necessary certificates of fitness for
work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Medical Examination of Teachers.
During the year 12 medical examinations were made of
teachers. In the majority of cases these were in connection with
their appointment under the Authority.