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Willesden 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Each monitor to set his or her own table with spoons
and forks as required, and place a slice of bread for each
child.
Mugs and water to be arranged by monitors on a side
table and given at the close of the meal when requested. A
separate mug to be used for each child.
Each monitor to wait on children at their allotted table.
Monitors after each course to collect the plates, scrape
the bits into a pail, pack the plates neatly together, and
arrange the spoons and forks separately.
Monitors to have dinner after the other children have
finished.
No food to be served before the entry of the children.
As far as possible infants and small eaters to be served
at separate tables.
The children must eat the first course before being
allowed any second course. The first course to be cleared
away before the second course is served. No dirty plates
or spoons to be left on the table.
The children must understand that food asked for as a
second helping must be eaten.
The children must come with clean hands and faces and
keep the tablecloth as clean as possible.
Grace should be said or sung before and after the meal.
Special Meals.—These consist of ½ pint of milk given
at 11 a.m. daily by the Head Teachers to children specially
selected by or brought to the notice of the Medical Staff.