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the Bromley Children's Care Committee for assistance at
home, or for free milk at school.
It may he noted, however, that provision is made in
certain schools for heating the scholars' mid-day meals,
and as previously mentioned in this Report, under the
heading Hygiene of Schools, a canteen is working on an
experimental basis at the Hayes Council School, the cost
of which is defrayed by the scholars, and for which the
Education Authority has provided the initial equipment
and making certain agreed contributions towards the
running costs.
Co-operation of Parents, Teachers and Others.
Complete success would not attend the work of the
School Medical Service unless we had the co-operation of
parents, teachers, school attendance officers, general
practitioners, and voluntary bodies. This we have in a
marked degree, and thus we are able to co-ordinate our
two principle aims, that the child shall be fit to benefit
to the fullest extent from the educational facilities provided
by the Local Education Authority, and that the health of
the child be safeguarded and improved. In a great
measure this desirable state of affairs has been achieved
through our policy of linking up all the Public Health
Services and maintaining them under unified control both
in practice and administration.