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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No . 65.DIETARY DURING YEAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER, 1919.
| 1st Course. | 2nd Course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Vegetable Soup, Dumplings | Baked jam roly-poly. |
| Tuesday | Meat and Potato Stew, Beans | Buttered rice. |
| Wednesday | Shepherd's Pie, Cabbage | Baked ginger pudding. |
| Thursday | Bean Soup, Dumplings | Fruit tart. |
| Friday | Fish, Potatoes, Peas | Suet pudding and treacle. |
| Monday | Lentil Soup, Dumplings | Baked treacle tart. |
| Tuesday | Sailors' Pie, Cabbage | Blanc mange and jam. |
| Wednesday | Scotch Barley broth. | Baked fruit roll. |
| Thursday | Rice and Cheese baked | Cornflour and stewed fruit. |
| Friday | Fish and potato pie, Beans | Baked rice pudding. |
| Monday | Potato Soup | Suet and jam roll boiled. |
| Tuesday | Cottage Pie and Beans | Rice mould and jam. |
| Wednesday | Irish Stew and Cabbage | Treacle tart. |
| Thursday | Lentil Soup and Dumplings | Baked ginger pudding. |
| Friday | Cheese and potato pie gravy | Cornflour and stewed fruit. |
Outlying districts, such as Lower Place, require a Feeding Centre more close at hand. Parents
do not care to send the children far in bad weather, nor to send children of infant school age alone
to the Centres.
Meals are often refused by parents for children attending Christchurch and Salisbury Road
schools on account of the distance to the Kilburn Feeding Centre. There is always a noticeable
drop in the number on a very wet day, or during a spell of inclement weather. There is also a
noticeable diminution in the numbers during the school holidays.
The maximum, minimum and average number of children fed for the whole year is shewn in
the following Table, No. 66.
Table No . 66.SHEWING VARIATION IN NUMBERS FED DURING YEAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER, 1919.
| Date. | Max. No. Fed. | Date. | Min. No. Fed. | Av. No. fed per week through out the year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School children | Week ending: 26/1/19 | 669 | Week ending : 24/8/19 | 130 | 479.5 |
| Children under 5 years of age | 5/1/19 | 87 | 24/8/19 | 14 | 53.94 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 26/1/19 | 22 | 24/8/19 | 2 | 11.17 |
Selection of Children.—Economic Circumstances.—Special Cases.—No changes have
been made in respect of the selection of children to be fed, but it is noticeable, particularly in the
Kilburn area, that the children apply themselves for meals unauthorised by their parents. The need
of the meals in many of such instances is emphasised by the fact that the same children apply again
and again, although the parents refuse to allow their names to be retained on the registers.