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Scheme Suggested.
Having duly considered the foregoing matters, it seems
to me that the arrangements to be made for the Provision
of Meals naturally fall under three headings, namely :—
I. The work of the School Medical Officer.
II. The work of the Accountant.
III. The work of the Committee, Sub-Committees
and Clerk.
I. The work of the School Medical Officer.
Having due regard to paragraph (A) (B) and (C.) above,
the duties and functions of the School Medical Officer will be
seen to group themselves under the following five headings :
(1) Hygienic conditions of the Feeding Centres;
(2) The Diet.
In connection with this subject it should be observed
that there requires to be not only a standard dietary
approved by the Committee on the recommendations of the
School Medical Officer, but also the School Medical Officer
should have power to vary the dietary to meet the requirements
of young children and the needs of children who for
physical reasons are unable to profit by normal feeding.
(3) The quality, quantity, cooking and service of
the food.
In the six centres now in use by the Education Committee
various standards have been adopted by the persons
in charge of each centre. The result is that in some centres
the quantity is at fault, in others the quality, in others,
again, the cooking, and, still, in others, the service.
In order that this work may be adequately controlled
and all subsidiary matters with reference thereto, such as
stores and equipment, be dealt with efficiently, it will be
necessary for me to make use of the services of one of the