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wives and families of the men who are serving the country
receive less than a subsistence allowance.
Owing to the shortage of Medical and Nursing Staff, it
has not been possible, during the year under review, to keep
accurate records of the effects of feeding on school children,
but the general testimony is that the health and nutrition
of the children are improved, and that the children are
brighter and better able to cope with the work of education.
In addition, the Supervisor has arranged, as far as
the personnel at the present time will allow, to make the
school meal educational, in respect of cleanly habits, good
manners,, and table discipline amongst the children attending.
Feeding of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Young
Children.
The Willesden Health Committee fully realise the importance
of good feeding in connection with Maternity and Child
Welfare work and at their Meeting on December 8th, 1916,
authorised the Madical Officer to provide the necessary
food in cases of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and children
under five years of age urgently requiring the same.
2. SEARCHING FOR DISEASE IN ITS EARLY
STAGES AND CURING IT QUICKLY.
The most important work under this heading is the
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children.
In 1907 Parliament made compulsory the medical inspection
of school children with the view of detection of
disease. While Parliament made medical inspection compulsory
they did not require Education Authorities to provide
the means of treatment. Records of diseases amongst
school children, however, soon accumulated and made it
clear to authorities that treatment was the natural sequel