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Attendance Officers and Care Committees are considered by the
School Canteen Sub-Committee.
No. of children who received free meals 265
No. of free meals provided 13694
No. of children who received free milk 286
No. who received milk on part payment 71
No. who received milk on full payment 125
The meals are provided at local dining rooms, and consist of
two courses—meat and vegetables and a milk pudding.
Milk is supplied and consumed at school, under the supervision
of the class teacher.
CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS.
The presence of parents is welcomed at the routine medical
inspections, as it gives the Medical Officer the opportunity of
giving personal help and advice. During 1926 60 per cent. of the
children were accompanied by parents or guardians at routine
medical inspections at Elementary Schools.
CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS AND VOLUNTARY BODIES.
It is a pleasure to bear witness to the ungrudging and eager
co-operation of teachers in the school medical work. The teacher
is clearly the pivot on which the effectiveness of the work depends,
and this is freely recognised by them, with the happiest results.
The school attendance officers are similarly in constant touch
with the school medical service, with the members of whom there
is close mutual co-operation.
The voluntary School Care Committees have continued their
work of assisting in the provision of treatment, and their interest
is not infrequently a deciding factor in success in seeking treatment.
I he Croydon Council of Social Service constantly gives
information and assistance in many directions in dealing with
necessitous cases for whom provision could not otherwise readily
be made.
Close co-operation is maintained with the Inspector of the
National Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
who has been the means in a number of instances of dealing with
neglected children and difficult households.
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