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The Board of Education was approached to see if a concrete
proposal for the formation of a Defective School in the area were
brought forward, it would be considered, but the financial state
of the country was such, that no hope was entertained in this
direction, although the proposal put forward involved a very
small outlay.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no nursery schools in this district.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS, CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
The School Medical Service of the Local Education Authority
does not at present extend to these.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
(i) Employment of Children.
The conditions of the employment of children and young
persons in this area are regulated by Bye-Laws made under the
Employment of Children Act, 1903, and the Education Act, 1918.
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.
31 children were examined and all were granted the necessary
certificates for 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