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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
Croydon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Provision of Meals and Milk
During 1967 all milk was supplied free of charge and approximately
34,900 children per day received one-third of a pint each in Maintained
Schools. This was equal to 55% of children attending in Secondjary Schools,
and 92% in Junior Schools, and Infants 97%.
Since 1st September, 1957, milk has also been Supplied by the Education
Committee to children in the Non-Maintained Schools in accordance
with instructions from the Ministry of Education. Approximately 6,300
bottles per day are supplied to the Non-Maintained Schools.
:A11 milk supplied is pasteurised, and the sources of supply are subject
to the approval and constant supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.
The number of meals supplied daily to children during 1967 was approximately
30,600.
Cost of Milk and Meals
Meals and Milk cost £853,764. Income from payment for meals was
£266,965, making a net cost of £586,799, on which grant is paid of 100 per
cent, on approved expenditure.
From the weekly returns of the local Registrar it is possible to abstract the causes of death of all school children. There were 9 in 1967 equal to a death rate to this group of 0.18 per thousand.
| The details were | |
| Accidental | 2 |
| Cancer | 2 |
| Asthma | |
| Heart Disease | 1 |
| Orthopaedic Disorder | 1 |
| Liver Disease | 1 |
| Fybrocystic disease of pancreas | 1 |
| 9 |