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THE TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ending 31st December, 1924,
ON THE
PROVISION OF MEALS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN
WILLESDEN.
Feeding Centres.—Meals have been supplied at the four Feeding Centres under the control
of the Education Committee, namely, Furness Road, Lower Place, Gibbons Road and Strode Road
and at one voluntary centre in Granville Road.
Dinners are still taken from Strode Road Feeding Centre to Leopold Road Physically Defective
School. The dinners are served in the Laundry Centre by an Assistant from Strode Road Feeding
Centre.
Breakfasts.—The practice of serving breakfasts to children whose parents are unusually
poor has been continued throughout the year. All these cases have been in the South Kilburn area.
The meal served consists of cocoa made with dried milk, and sugar, and bread and margarine.
Staffing.—The staff employed at each of the Feeding Centres is approximately one assistant
to every 50 children fed.
Selection of Children.—Recommendations are accepted as heretofore from School Teachers,
Health Visitors and the Clinic Medical Staff, subject to review by immediate investigation of the
economic circumstances of the family. The total number of new application forms presented to
the Education Committee's Centres throughout the year was 410. Recommendations are also
received from the Willesden Board of Guardians, an agreement having been made whereby they
pay to the Willesden Education Authority, Is. per head per week or part of a week for each child
fed at the Education Committee's Feeding Centres on their recommendation. This scheme came
into operation on the 30th October, 1922, the Guardians supplying every four weeks the list of children
to be fed.
The Economic Circumstances Scale was revised and raised one shilling per head on the 20th
November, 1924.
Kilburn Feeding Centre—Dinners.—The children of the South Kilburn area are fed at
the Voluntary Centre established at the Presbyterian Mission Hall, Granville Road. No change
has been made with regard to the serving of meals, and the table appointments are still one spoon.
A change has been made in the dietary and the meals are now more appetising.
The price per meal was raised from 4d. to 5d. on the 12th November, 1923. The earlier
arrivals hurry through their meal and scramble out as soon as they have finished to make room for
the new comers, thereby making a constant stream of children through the dining room and
destroying all possibility of order.
Kilburn Breakfasts.—The provision of breakfasts at Carlton Vale School House has
continued throughout the year, the arrangements being carried out by the Caretaker. The number
of application forms received from South Kilburn for the year was—Dinners 139—Breakfasts 44.
Meals.—The same weekly menu has been carried out all through the year. This provides
four meat meals and one meatless meal, each being followed by a pudding or stewed fruit.
The price of the meals for non-necessitous cases is 5d. as heretofore.