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8.
As a result of this survey 368 children were recommended for
a mid-day meal, the nutritional classification of these children
being as follows
B. C1 C2 D. Total
2 127 182 57 368
The recommendations were made on such considerations as
nutritional standard, the distance the child had to travel to school,
whether or not the mother was engaged in industry, etc., the
economic factor was not considered in making the recommendations.
It can be generally said that so far there is no evidence that a
deterioration is taking place in the nutritional standards of the
school child but the Council have, in view of the exceptional circumstances
of the times, decided to inaugurate a scheme for the provision
of meals in schools.
DENTAL SERVICER.
There was a temporary dislocation of these services at the
outbreak of war, one full-time Dental Officer being for a period
absorbed into the A.R.P. services until the 18th December, and one
part-time Dental Officer, who normally conducted three sessions per
week, enlisted as a Dental Surgeon in His Majesty's Forces. Further
dislocation was due to the adaptation for A.R.P. services of the Central
Hendon Health Centre, the dental surgery being used as part of the
temporary cleansing arrangements. In consequence of this latter
change, it became necessary to transfer the dental equipment from
Central Hendon to West Henc on Centre so that the work normally carried
out at the first named Centre could be continued. The same considerations
applied to the dental surgery at the Mill Hill Health Centre and
it was not possible to re-establish the services there until the 5th
April, 194-0. The necessary additions have, however, now been completed
at the Central Hendon Health Centre, thus releasing the dental surgery
there for its normal purposes.
The volume of dental work to be carried out justifies replacing
the part-time Officer by a full time Officer, and as all dental
surgeries are now available, this matter will receive the early