Sixth report on the work of the Children's Department, May, 1951.

  • Great Britain. Home Office. Children's Department.
Date:
1953
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sixth report on the work of the Children's Department, May, 1951. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A. Boys Nature of Employment Senior : eae Junior | Classifying) Total Navy ji) 23 5 — 50 Army 249 33 12 | 295 RAL... : A gekr | 13 3 — ~— 16 Merchant Navy _ on Sal 39 60 I — 100 Fishing fleet — 10 4 2 | 17 Baking , 13 15 18 — 46 Boot and shoe making 18 17 14 — 49 Building trades . 198 139 81 1 419 Catering .. 42 38 AS = 125 Clerical work 6 17 14 — 37 Clothing ... 13 24 16 I 54 Domestic service 19 W i — 33 Engineering 161 182 143 I 487 Farming ... 70 80 90 — 240 Gardening 23 34 18 as 5 Mining 47 35 19 | 102 Printing ... 2 lt 5 | 19 Railway work PAs 8 6 | = 38 Road transport ... 14 13 8 — 35 Retail trades 58 54 | a 189 Woodworking .. 87 93 42 -— 222 Other factory work _.. 149 107 147 - 403 Other regular employment 103 94 103 —— 300 No regular employment 7 7 4 I 19 Attending school ao 16 316 4 336 1,377 1,114 1,203 12 3,706 B. Girls Nature of Employment Senior Junior Classifying Total Assisting at home .. 22 9 — 31 Catering a e 28 21 — 49 Clerks and typists 23 23 2 48 Domestic service 111 69 ] 181 Dressmakers 23 18 -— 4l Factory workers 82 76 a= 158 Farm and garden workers (exclusive 3 6 a 9 of W.L.A.) Hospital nurses 18 4 = ee Wardmaids .. 29 9 — 38 Other hospital services 13 10 — 23 Laundry workers 16— 8 — 24 Nursery nurses 9 13 — 22 Shop assistants 25 ZB — 48 Women’s services ... 39 Z —— 41 Other regular employment | | 25 6 31 No regular employment 5 4 a 9 473 326 4 803