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In areas in which the Act is in operation the following important
functions in relation to its working may appropriately devolve
upon the School Medical Officer and his assistants.
(1) He should report to the Local Education Authority all
cases of bad or insufficient nutrition observed in
the course of medical inspection (whether routine
inspection or special inspection). Such cases should
be put on the feeding list pending investigations
as to the cause of malnutrition.
(2) Cases of doubt as to the propriety of keeping any
child (whether selected as the result of medical
inspection or otherwise) on the feeding list should
be referred to him for report before the decision is
taken.
(3) Cases of the temporary exclusion from the feeding list
of children who are temporarily excluded on medical
grounds from school attendance should be notified
to him.
(4) He should periodically inspect the registers of the
attendance at meals, both as regards the attendance
generally and as regards the attendance of individual
children with whose cases he has previously
been concerned.
(5) He should approve the dietary.
(6) He should satisfy himself of the hygienic conditions
of the feeding centres.
(7) He should supervise the quality, quantity, cooking and
service of the food.