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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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From a return made by the education officer for one particular day, 11th December,
1936, the following information is obtained:—
| Type of school | Number of children receiving dinners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Full payment | Part payment | Paid for by P.A.C. | Total | |
| * | — | — | |||
| — | — | ||||
* Many children at central schools who obtain dinners at self-supporting canteens are excluded.
| Type of school | Number of children receiving milk (doctor's cases) excluding voluntary clubs under the milk marketing scheme | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Full payment | Part payment | Total | |
| — | — | |||
| Type of school | Number of children receiving oil and malt (doctor's cases) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Full payment | Part payment | Total | |
| — | — | |||
| — | ||||
| — | — | |||
Since the commencement of 1936 all children receiving dinners free or on partpayment
have been brought before the school doctor at the earliest opportunity,
and thereafter kept under observation by examination at 3 monthly intervals.
The children on milk and oil and malt enumerated above are placed upon the
list on the recommendation of the school doctor. Those on the milk list receive
two bottles of milk daily, and they are kept under observation by the school doctor
regularly. Not counting the dinner children (many of whom may be receiving also
"doctor's" milk or cod-liver oil and malt), there are therefore 64,987 children
under regular observation by the school doctor and school nurse for their nutritional
condition.