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Ealing 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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PROVISION OF MEALS.
Information is obtained periodically regarding the number of children having milk and the figures since 1st October, 1934, when the price of milk in school was halved, have been as follows :
| Date | Number on Registers | Number having milk | Percentage having milk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/9/1934 | 14,000 | 3,200 | 23.0 |
| 31/10/1934 | 14,066 | 10,380 | 73.8 |
| 30/11/1934 | 14,066 | 9,337 | 66.4 |
| 28/2/1935 | 14,156 | 8,471 | 59.8 |
| 1/10/1935 | 14,572 | 8,175 | 56.1 |
The number of children having milk on the 1st October, 1935,
has been sub-divided in the following table to show the number
and percentage having milk in the various departments of the
schools. The table indicates that two-thirds of the younger
children are receiving milk :
Number and Percentage of Children having Milk on the
1st October, 1935.
| No. of school departments in group | No. of children on Registers | No. having milk | Percentage having milk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Boys | 7 | 2,004 | 845 | 42.2 |
| Senior Girls | 7 | 1,939 | 854 | 44.0 |
| Mixed | 3 | 1,190 | 540 | 45.4 |
| Junior Mixed | 9 | 3,244 | 1,810 | 55.8 |
| J unior Mixed and Infants | 7 | 2,235 | 1,484 | 66.4 |
| Infants | 13 | 3,960 | 2,643 | 66.7 |
| Total | 46 | 14,572 | 8,175 | 56.1 |