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          Sir D. Eccles
          The number of day release students under 18 years of age enrolled in major establishments of further education in each of the 146 local education authority areas in England and Wales in the educational year 1959–60 is given in the table below. Analysis by the industry of the employer and by the subject of course is not available for each education authority separately, but some information on a national basis is given in Tables 66 and 62 (C) respectively of the Report of the Ministry of Education for 1959, Cmnd. 1088.
          
          | DAY RELEASE STUDENTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ENGLAND AND WALES 1959–60 | 
          
          
          | — | 
          Boys | 
          Girls | 
          Total | 
          
          
          | I. ENGLISH COUNTIES | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
          
          
          | Bedfordshire | 
          2,362 | 
          771 | 
          3,133 | 
          
          
          | Berkshire | 
          1,154 | 
          226 | 
          1,380 | 
          
          
          | Buckinghamshire | 
          1,867 | 
          300 | 
          2,167 | 
          
          
          | Cambridgeshire | 
          1,027 | 
          272 | 
          1,299 | 
          
          
          | Cheshire | 
          2,739 | 
          383 | 
          3,122 | 
          
          
          | Cornwall | 
          903 | 
          114 | 
          1,017 | 
          
          
          | Cumberland | 
          695 | 
          83 | 
          778 | 
          
          
          | Derbyshire | 
          2,486 | 
          289 | 
          2,775 | 
          
          
          | Devon | 
          715 | 
          69 | 
          784 | 
          
          
          | Dorset | 
          854 | 
          92 | 
          946 | 
          
          
          | Durham | 
          3,283 | 
          364 | 
          3,647 | 
          
          
          | Essex | 
          4,723 | 
          1,224 | 
          5,947 | 
          
          
          | Gloucestershire | 
          1,526 | 
          354 | 
          1,880 | 
          
          
          | Hampshire | 
          708 | 
          114 | 
          822 | 
          
          
          | Herefordshire | 
          430 | 
          10 | 
          440 | 
          
          
          | Hertfordshire | 
          3,402 | 
          1,110 | 
          4,512 | 
          
          
          | Huntingdonshire | 
          73 | 
          18 | 
          91 | 
          
          
          | Isle of Ely | 
          91 | 
          16 | 
          107 | 
          
          
          | Isle of Wight | 
          366 | 
          10 | 
          376 | 
          
          
          | Isles of Scilly | 
          — | 
          — | 
          — | 
          
          
          | Kent | 
          4,587 | 
          1,139 | 
          5,726 | 
          
          
          | Lancashire | 
          6,469 | 
          1,436 | 
          7,905 | 
          
          
          | Leicestershire | 
          1,348 | 
          230 | 
          1,578 | 
          
          
          | Lines Holland | 
          7 | 
          33 | 
          40 | 
          
          
          | Lincs Kesteven | 
          524 | 
          161 | 
          685 | 
          
          
          | Lines Lindsey | 
          927 | 
          178 | 
          1,105 | 
          
          
          | Middlesex | 
          5,679 | 
          1,423 | 
          7,102 | 
          
          
          | Norfolk | 
          210 | 
          27 | 
          237 | 
          
          
          | Northamptonshire | 
          1,006 | 
          405 | 
          1,411 | 
          
          
54W
          
          | — | 
          Boys | 
          Girls | 
          Total | 
          
          
          | Northumberland | 
          1,332 | 
          150 | 
          1,482 | 
          
          
          | Nottinghamshire | 
          2,750 | 
          653 | 
          3,403 | 
          
          
          | Oxfordshire | 
          545 | 
          75 | 
          620 | 
          
          
          | Peterborough J.E.B. | 
          617 | 
          180 | 
          797 | 
          
          
          | Rutland | 
          — | 
          — | 
          — | 
          
          
          | Shropshire | 
          1,273 | 
          267 | 
          1,540 | 
          
          
          | Somerset | 
          1,596 | 
          658 | 
          2,254 | 
          
          
          | Staffordshire | 
          2,391 | 
          762 | 
          3,153 | 
          
          
          | Suffolk East | 
          275 | 
          10 | 
          285 | 
          
          
          | Suffolk West | 
          275 | 
          11 | 
          286 | 
          
          
          | Surrey | 
          3,861 | 
          1,158 | 
          5,019 | 
          
          
          | Sussex East | 
          228 | 
          7 | 
          235 | 
          
          
          | Sussex West | 
          1,459 | 
          187 | 
          1,646 | 
          
          
          | Warwickshire | 
          1,978 | 
          1,050 | 
          3,028 | 
          
          
          | Westmorland | 
          205 | 
          58 | 
          263 | 
          
          
          | Wiltshire | 
          1,560 | 
          304 | 
          1,864 | 
          
          
          | Worcestershire | 
          1,764 | 
          589 | 
          2,353 | 
          
          
          | Yorks East Riding | 
          124 | 
          17 | 
          141 | 
          
          
          | Yorks North Riding | 
          632 | 
          68 | 
          700 | 
          
          
          | Yorks West Riding | 
          3,431 | 
          379 | 
          3,810 | 
          
          
          | TOTAL (Exc. London) | 
          76,007 | 
          17,220 | 
          93,227 | 
          
          
          | London | 
          15,002 | 
          6,199 | 
          21,201 | 
          
          
          | TOTAL (Inc. London) | 
          91,009 | 
          23,419 | 
          114,428 | 
          
          
          | II. ENGLISH BOROUGHS | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
          
          
          | Barnsley | 
          1,218 | 
          330 | 
          1,548 | 
          
          
          | Barrow in Furness | 
          619 | 
          67 | 
          686 | 
          
          
          | Bath | 
          612 | 
          261 | 
          873 | 
          
          
          | Birkenhead | 
          786 | 
          189 | 
          975 | 
          
          
          | Birmingham | 
          7,133 | 
          2,699 | 
          9,832 | 
          
          
          | Blackburn | 
          917 | 
          364 | 
          1,281 | 
          
          
          | Blackpool | 
          831 | 
          324 | 
          1,155 | 
          
          
          | Bolton | 
          1,839 | 
          371 | 
          2,210 | 
          
          
          | Bootle | 
          254 | 
          1 | 
          255 | 
          
          
          | Bournemouth | 
          753 | 
          209 | 
          962 | 
          
          
          | Bradford | 
          1,284 | 
          538 | 
          1,822 | 
          
          
          | Brighton | 
          1,153 | 
          142 | 
          1,295 | 
          
          
          | Bristol | 
          2,539 | 
          1,034 | 
          3,573 | 
          
          
          | Burnley | 
          837 | 
          272 | 
          1,109 | 
          
          
          | Burton upon Trent | 
          604 | 
          114 | 
          718 | 
          
          
          | Bury | 
          503 | 
          75 | 
          578 | 
          
          
          | Canterbury | 
          651 | 
          74 | 
          629 | 
          
          
          | Carlisle | 
          522 | 
          126 | 
          648 | 
          
          
          | Chester | 
          319 | 
          29 | 
          348 | 
          
          
          | Coventry | 
          2,723 | 
          895 | 
          3,618 | 
          
          
          | Croydon | 
          973 | 
          159 | 
          1,132 | 
          
          
          | Darlington | 
          661 | 
          116 | 
          777 | 
          
          
          | Derby | 
          2,503 | 
          578 | 
          3,081 | 
          
          
          | Dewsbury | 
          567 | 
          21 | 
          588 | 
          
          
          | Doncaster | 
          1,133 | 
          167 | 
          1,300 | 
          
          
          | Dudley | 
          1,128 | 
          145 | 
          1,273 | 
          
          
          | Eastbourne | 
          199 | 
          86 | 
          285 | 
          
          
          | East Ham | 
          1,098 | 
          120 | 
          1,218 | 
          
          
          | Exeter | 
          466 | 
          88 | 
          554 | 
          
          
          | Gateshead | 
          707 | 
          127 | 
          834 | 
          
          
          | Gloucester | 
          613 | 
          128 | 
          741 | 
          
          
          | Great Yarmouth | 
          147 | 
          88 | 
          235 | 
          
          
          | Grimsby | 
          533 | 
          129 | 
          662 | 
          
          
          | Halifax | 
          971 | 
          182 | 
          1,153 | 
          
          
          | Hastings | 
          179 | 
          101 | 
          280 | 
          
          
          | Huddersfield | 
          1,795 | 
          418 | 
          2,213 | 
          
          
          | Ipswich | 
          920 | 
          211 | 
          1,131 | 
          
          
          | Kingston on Hull | 
          948 | 
          853 | 
          1,801 | 
          
          
          | Leeds | 
          2,577 | 
          433 | 
          3,010 | 
          
          
55W
          
          | — | 
          Boys | 
          Girls | 
          Total | 
          
          
          | Leicester | 
          2,077 | 
          560 | 
          2,637 | 
          
          
          | Lincoln | 
          594 | 
          117 | 
          711 | 
          
          
          | Liverpool | 
          3,551 | 
          1,586 | 
          5,137 | 
          
          
          | Manchester | 
          4,451 | 
          2,020 | 
          6,471 | 
          
          
          | Middlesbrough | 
          902 | 
          253 | 
          1,155 | 
          
          
          | Newcastle upon Tyne | 
          2,090 | 
          1,054 | 
          3,144 | 
          
          
          | Northampton | 
          1,113 | 
          365 | 
          1,478 | 
          
          
          | Norwich | 
          1,281 | 
          482 | 
          1,763 | 
          
          
          | Nottingham | 
          2,744 | 
          2,162 | 
          4,906 | 
          
          
          | Oldham | 
          862 | 
          239 | 
          1,101 | 
          
          
          | Oxford | 
          964 | 
          409 | 
          1,373 | 
          
          
          | Plymouth | 
          938 | 
          229 | 
          1,167 | 
          
          
          | Portsmouth | 
          999 | 
          189 | 
          1,188 | 
          
          
          | Preston | 
          1,073 | 
          367 | 
          1,440 | 
          
          
          | Reading | 
          577 | 
          212 | 
          789 | 
          
          
          | Rochdale | 
          598 | 
          183 | 
          781 | 
          
          
          | Rotherham | 
          1,356 | 
          183 | 
          1,539 | 
          
          
          | St. Helens | 
          1,097 | 
          164 | 
          1,261 | 
          
          
          | Salford | 
          736 | 
          119 | 
          855 | 
          
          
          | Sheffield | 
          2,802 | 
          817 | 
          3,619 | 
          
          
          | Smethwick | 
          687 | 
          155 | 
          842 | 
          
          
          | Southampton | 
          2,129 | 
          174 | 
          2,303 | 
          
          
          | Southend on Sea | 
          636 | 
          88 | 
          724 | 
          
          
          | Southport | 
          284 | 
          91 | 
          375 | 
          
          
          | South Shields | 
          516 | 
          96 | 
          612 | 
          
          
          | Stockport | 
          911 | 
          142 | 
          1,053 | 
          
          
          | Stoke on Trent | 
          2,044 | 
          311 | 
          2,355 | 
          
          
          | Sunderland | 
          845 | 
          192 | 
          1,037 | 
          
          
          | Tynemouth | 
          — | 
          54 | 
          54 | 
          
          
          | Wakefield | 
          836 | 
          129 | 
          965 | 
          
          
          | Wallasey | 
          271 | 
          177 | 
          448 | 
          
          
          | Walsall | 
          796 | 
          145 | 
          941 | 
          
          
          | Warrington | 
          595 | 
          56 | 
          651 | 
          
          
          | West Bromwich | 
          474 | 
          73 | 
          547 | 
          
          
          | West Ham | 
          289 | 
          175 | 
          464 | 
          
          
          | West Hartlepool | 
          428 | 
          98 | 
          526 | 
          
          
          | Wigan | 
          763 | 
          38 | 
          801 | 
          
          
          | Wolverhampton | 
          1,887 | 
          244 | 
          2,131 | 
          
          
          | Worcester | 
          518 | 
          183 | 
          701 | 
          
          
          | York | 
          1,151 | 
          607 | 
          1,758 | 
          
          
          | TOTAL | 
          91,070 | 
          26,247 | 
          117,317 | 
          
          
          | III. WELSH COUNTIES | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
          
          
          | Anglesey | 
          91 | 
          — | 
          91 | 
          
          
          | Breconshire | 
          — | 
          — | 
          — | 
          
          
          | Caernarvonshire | 
          180 | 
          6 | 
          186 | 
          
          
          | Cardiganshire | 
          76 | 
          37 | 
          113 | 
          
          
          | Carmarthenshire | 
          613 | 
          19 | 
          632 | 
          
          
          | Denbighshire | 
          517 | 
          53 | 
          570 | 
          
          
          | Flintshire | 
          753 | 
          243 | 
          996 | 
          
          
          | Glamorgan | 
          2,689 | 
          298 | 
          2,987 | 
          
          
          | Merioneth | 
          — | 
          — | 
          — | 
          
          
          | Monmouthshire | 
          1,340 | 
          105 | 
          1,445 | 
          
          
          | Montgomeryshire | 
          152 | 
          73 | 
          225 | 
          
          
          | Pembrokeshire | 
          90 | 
          23 | 
          113 | 
          
          
          | Radnorshire | 
          — | 
          — | 
          — | 
          
          
          | TOTAL | 
          6,501 | 
          857 | 
          7,358 | 
          
          
          | IV. WELSH BOROUGHS | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
          
          
          | Cardiff | 
          1,329 | 
          307 | 
          1,636 | 
          
          
          | Merthyr Tydfil | 
          185 | 
          13 | 
          198 | 
          
          
          | Newport (Mon) | 
          740 | 
          46 | 
          786 | 
          
          
          | Swansea | 
          692 | 
          87 | 
          779 | 
          
          
          | TOTAL | 
          2,946 | 
          453 | 
          3,399 | 
          
          
          | TOTAL ENGLAND AND WALES | 
          191,526 | 
          50,976 | 
          242,502 |