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St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The County Medical Officer has also kindly furnished the following particulars in regard to the feeding of school children in St. Pancras during the year ended 31st March, 1926 :—
| — | Weekly average Number of children fed. | Number of meals provided. | Cod Liver Oil and Malt. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinners. | Breakfasts. | Milk. | |||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
| — | |||||
* Free, or paying part of the full authorised charge.
† Paying the full authorised charge.
The schools were closed for normal holidays during the following periods:—
Easter—9th to 20th April, 1925.
Whitsuntide—1st June, 1925.
Summer—23rd July to 24th August, 1925, inclusive.
Autumn—26th and 27th October, 1925.
Christmas—24th December, 1925, to 11th January, 1926, inclusive.
Section VI.—FOOD.
(a) MILK SUPPLY.
Cowsheds, Dairies, and Milkshops.
Cowsheds.—There are only two licensed cowsheds in the Borough; these can accommodate
30 cows, hut were occupied during the year by only 16. This small number of cows only
contribute a negligible fraction of the milk required in tho Borough, practically the whole
supply being brought in from farms in the country, either by rail or motor transport.
Dairies and Milkshops.—Thirty applications for registration under the Dairies, Cowsheds
and Milkshops Orders were received during the year. Of this number, 19 were granted
and 11 refused.
Six applications in respect of itinerant vendors were also received: of these, 3 were
granted and 3 refused.
The following list gives particulars as to the purveyors of milk on the register at the
end of 1925:—