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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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centage in whom nourishment in the morning is detrimental
to the mid-day appetite. However, at the present
time 46 per cent. of children are receiving milk at
school.
The following table shows the extent of the provision of milk in schools in the year 1938-39.
| School. | No. receiving. Milk. | Percentage of number receiving milk over average roll. |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Girls' | 49 | 30 |
| Valley Infants' | 122 | 88 |
| Raglan Road Boys' | 104 | 34 |
| Raglan Road Juniors' | 195 | 50 |
| Raglan Road Infants' | 177 | 50 |
| Burnt Ash Boys' | 122 | 32 |
| Burnt Ash Girls' | 135 | 37 |
| Burnt Ash Infants' | 232 | 64 |
| Princes Plain Girls' | 56 | 21 |
| Princes Plain Juniors' | 200 | 45 |
| Central | 45 | 18 |
| Hayes | 163 | 58 |
| Southborough | 215 | 50 |
| Parish Boys' | 81 | 34 |
| Parish Girls' | 112 | 53 |
| Parish Infants' | 96 | 78 |
| Mason's Hill | 123 | 40 |
| Plaistow St. Mary's | 58 | 59 |
| Bickley and Widmore | 145 | 63 |
| St. Joseph's | 81 | 76 |
| Keston | 67 | 42 |
| Total | 2,578 | 46 |
(b) Uncleanliness. Table VI. (page 147).
The chronically verminous child and gross vermin
infection is rapidly disappearing from our schools.
School Nurses carried out no less than 15,458