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the County School for Girls, and Plaistow St. Mary's
School continued to use the canteens at St. Joseph's or
Parish Schools, as desired.
Alterations were in progress at the close of the year
for extending the canteen kitchen at Raglan Road
School to meet increasing demands.
During the year no less than 293,017 scholars' meals
were served iu the schools. Early in the year, owing to
increase in prices of foodstuffs, it was necessary to
advance the cost of meals to scholars to 5d. The income
scale for assisted cases has been under review, but no
alteration was made before the end of the year.
At the time of writing, the Board has urged through
Circular 1629, an accelerated programme for the expansion
of the school meals service until the Government's
objective of school meals available for at least 75% of
the children throughout the country has been reached.
The aim is to secure reasonable precautions for the
children against nutritional dangers arising out of the
war, planned on a basis to meet their needs for health,
growth and energy. I believe the local facilities provided
have closely approached the standard urged by the
Board.

(The charge for one third pint remains unchanged at ½d.)