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and were located in four schools. At the same time, 296
children were on the registers of the nursery schools
associated with the day nurseries.
ATTENDANCE:
Throughout the year attendance was well maintained
at approximately 90% each week. Only during certain
weeks in the Spring and Autumn Terms, when weather
conditions and illness were likely to cause a falling off in
attendance, was there any noticeable drop in the school
averages. A few, Deansbrook, Wessex Gardens and the
Meads Infants' Schools fell below 75% for some three or
four weeks during the year but otherwise the school
attendance gave no indication of general ill-health or other
difficulties.
SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK:
Since the previous report, the number of meals served
has shown a slight increase. This is due to the conversion
of the Granville British Restaurant into a School Meals
Centre, where approximately 400 meals daily are cooked
and served on the premises to senior and junior pupils of
Childs Hill and St. Agnes, R.C. Schools and all the
children of All Saints' C.E. School who require dinners.
Two new Kitchen Dining Rooms to produce 500 meals
each are nearing completion at St. James' R.C. and Garden
Suburb Schools, which will help towards the reduction
in the waiting lists which still persist in some schools.
Statistics compiled in respect of the 20th October,
1949, show that 9,036 meals were served on this day,
representing 56% of the children in school. Of these
3,509 or 61% were in attendance at Secondary Schools
and 5,427 or 51% were children attending Primary
Schools.
The Milk in Schools Scheme continues to operate in
all schools, although there appears to be a slight decrease
in the number of children who are taking the milk. On
October 20th milk was taken by a total of 14,513 children,
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