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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
Barking 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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123
School
No. of children
who remain at
school for mid-day
meal
Whether facilities
exist for heating
of children's meals
Whether facilities
exist for the drying
of children's
clothes and boots
Northbury—Senior Girls
-
No
School fires and
central heating
(in winter only).
Junior Mixed
-
”
”
Infants
-
”
”
Park Modern—Senior
Mixed
80-100
Yes, at domestic
science centre.
Cloakrooms heated
(in winter only).
Ripple—Junior Boys
—
No
”
Junior Girls
—
”
”
Infants
—
”
”
Roding—Junior Boys
—
”
”
Junior Girls
—
”
”
Infants
90-100
”
”
St. Joseph's—Infants
Junior Mixed
5
Yes
School fires and
central heating
(in winter only).
St. Ethelburga's—
Senior Mixed
20
No
”
Westbury—Junior Boys
-
”
”
Junior Girls
-
”
”
Infants
-
”
”
(11) PROVISION OF MEALS AND MILK.
(a) Meals.—Free meals are provided daily in necessitous cases. During the
year 1935, 112, 125 meals were provided, and the following table shows the numbers
of free meals which have been provided during the past six years :—
1930
31,556
1931
46,803
1932
74,531
1933
135,726
1934
113,173
1935
112,125
The Table on pages 122-123 summarises the arrangements which exist where
mid-day meals are taken at schools.