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Leyton 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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A Canteen Committee provides the necessary machinery for
the administration of the Provision of Meals Act. The constitution
of this Committee is as follows:—
Councillor J. B. Slade, J.P. (Chairman)
Councillor Hurry
Councillor Mitchell
Councillor D. M. Smith
Members of
Education
Committee.
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Shimmin
Mr. P. W. Smith
Mr. Toop
Mr. Wire
Miss Lamb
Miss Parsons
Miss Pringuer
Teachers.
Mr. Coles
Mr. Craske
Mr. Young
Mr. Webb
Miss Vincent
Mr. Lash
Co-opted
Members.
(Superintendent of Visiting
Officers.)
I, as School Medical Officer, up to the present time have
taken no share in the working of the Act, but in view of the
suggestions thrown out in the Annual Report of the Chief Medical
Officer of the Board of Education, I presented the following Report
to the Education Committee, who have passed it on to the Canteen
Sub-Committee for their consideration.
December, 1911.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Leyton Education Authority.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
PROVISION OF MEALS.
The Board of Education have intimated that in future Annual
Reports of School Medical Officers, for areas in which the Provision
of Meals Act has been put in operation, they will look for a section
dealing with the Act.