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INSPECTIONS AND VISITS, 1920.
All children have been examined once in respect of physical
defects and appropriate action has been taken where defects required
treatment. A detailed examination has also been made into
their mental condition and progress and the nature of the instruction
given both in mental and manual work.
In addition to the above Routine Inspections, the School was
visited by me frequently during the year.
PROVISION OF A MID-DAY MEAL.
As many of the children are unable to go home unless they are
in charge of some responsible person, it has been found a great
convenience for the parents to provide the children with their
mid-day meal at the school.
In the middle of February the giving of this meal was placed on
a proper basis. Arrangements were made for the cooking of a
good hot meal in the school, and for its being served in a proper
way. A cook attends the school daily for this purpose and the
opportunity is taken to train and instruct the older girls in household
duties. All the children, with the exception of one whose home
adjoins the school, partake of this mid-day meal, and the cost is
borne by the parents if they are in a position to pay. In the case
of those who are unable to pay the full amount, the Education Committee
grant an allowance of 1d. to 3d. per meal. The following
is a statement of receipts and expenditure for the period
February 13th, 1920, to November 30th, 1920, which will indicate the
cost of these meals and the amount contributed by the Education
Authority:—
No. of children on Roll for Dinner, November, 1920 18
No. assisted by the Committee 8
Total No. of dinners 13/2/20 to 30/11/20 2203
Total cost £44 6 8¼
Contributed by Parents 30 16 11
Contributed by Education Committee 13 13 10