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it is to he hoped that, when the rearmament boom ceases,
we do not see a big rise in the number of unemployed
persons in this area.
Nutrition.
There is 110 amount of malnutrition in the Borough,
which is not comparable with the rest of the country.
The only statistical evidence of nutrition relates to the
school children, and the following figures are extracted
from the Medical Records of the Kent County Council,
with reference to school children in this Borough for
(he year 1936, for which I am indebted to Dr. Fox,

Whilst I am not aware of an excess of malnutrition,
I am aware of widespread ignorance in the matter of food
values, economic buying of food, and the wise handling
of the child at meal times as seen in the falling off of
the toddlers.
Increased health visitation and instruction of young
girls and mothers on food values, cooking, and so on is
required. A bigger consumption of dripping, the despised
herring, and the cheap cuts of meat are only a few of
the important facts which must be learned, and put into
operation to gain improvement up to a standard of excellence
in nutrition. The further consumption of milk
is unfortunately retarded by its high cost, but as practically
the whole of the milk retailed in this area is
pasteurised, and, therefore " safe," I do feel justified in
using this report to recommend its merits as a first-class
food.
One hears much these days of the good results of
the nursery schools, where, amongst other things, the
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