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In addition, individual tuition otherwise than at school was given under Section
56 of the Education Act, 1944, to 44 children in hospital or at home.
Residential Schools
There are seven residential schools with accommodation for about 2,575
children committed to the care of the Council under the Children Acts.
A visiting medical officer attends each day and is available for emergency calls.
He examines all children on entry, before discharge and at such other times as are
prescribed by the Council. Arrangements are made for the dental treatment of the
children resident in the schools. At each school there are at least two resident
school nurses. Periodical visits are made by senior medical and nursing officers
from the County Hall.
Provision of Meals
The following information is supplied by the Chief Officer of the Restaurants
and Catering Department:—
The number of kitchens increased from 552 to 578, and dining centres from
794 to 829 between October, 1948, and October, 1949. The School Meals Service
aims at concentrating the maximum food value into the quantity of food a child is
willing to eat. It has set the following standard:—
Age group No. of calories
I Under 7 years 500
II 7-11 years 650-750
III Over 11 years 850-950
Meals for children in Group III should contain 20-25 grammes of first-class
protein ; 25-30 grammes of fat; and 400 milligrammes of calcium.
The diet of the children taking meals is under the supervision of the Council's
honorary nutritional consultant, Dr. T. F. Macrae, O.B.E., D.Sc.
Random samples of served meals continued to be analysed by the Council's
Chemist to keep a close check on the quantities and qualities aimed at.
Day schools
Infectious diseases in schools
The numbers of infectious cases reported from the day schools during the year
are shown in Table 16. d. 130.

Diphtheria
immunisation
Scalp
ringworm
When necessary, special visits were made by assistant school medical officers.
Comments on this service will be found on page 59.
During the year there was a falling off in the number of cases of scalp ringworm
as indicated in Table 16,