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Completed course of
primary immunisation Refresher doses
116 132
These numbers are very small, and steps were beingtaken
towards the end of the year to augment the numbers
considerably.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS. The greater part of the work undertaken by children
in this Borough consists of newspaper and milk delivery, and other
errand-rounds. During the year 1946 the number of children
medically examined for fitness for employment was 180, a very
substantial increase over the previous year: all were found fit to
undertake employment. During the same period 9 certificates of
fitness were granted for girls to participate in singing and
dancing under the Entertainments Rules. One girl was found to
be unfit and a certificate was, accordingly, not granted.
THE SCHOOL LEAVER AND EMPLOYMENT. Information
regarding each child's fitness for employment, based on
the results of the last routine medical inspection as modified by
any subsequent special examinations, is passed on to the
Juvenile Employment Office when the child leaves school. This
scheme has now been in operation for 11 years and has worked
smoothly and well. During the previous year the scheme was
extended to include more detailed reports, with the parents'
signed consent, on children suffering from a handicap of such a
nature and severity as to bring them within the scope of the
Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944. These arrangements
are more particularly or advantage to children in attendance at
Special Schools, and a visit is made to each of these schools by
the Chief Assistant School Medical Officer, towards the end of
every term, for the purpose of compiling the necessary reports.
1946 was the first full year during which the extended
scheme was in operation, and during that time 10 reports were
submitted on Form E.D.211 (D.P.).
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. Children in the higher schools
are examined annually in this Borough. The scope of these
examinations is wider than that of the routine inspections.
Two interesting features which emerge are that the children
are much better nourished than those attending the ordinary
schools, and the percentage of defects found to require treatment
is higher, chiefly on account of defective vision.
The other detect commonly found at tnese schools is faulty posture,
resulting from the physical, and in some cases, mental or
emotional strain imposed by adolescence. Details follow:
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