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SCHOOL MEALS SERVICE.
The progress in the provision of new Kitchen and Dining
Huts for schools has, unfortunately, not been as rapid as expected,
due to the fact that a priority list for the County as a whole was
introduced by the Ministry early in the year, which meant that
the majority of the prospects for Bromley had to give way to
more urgent requirements elsewhere in the County. Certain
work has, however, been carried out during the year.
In May the Ministry of Works commenced the erection of a
Kitchen and Dining Hut at Aylesbury Secondary School for
Girls, to provide 500 meals a day; a new Kitchen and two Dining
Huts at Princes Plain Secondary and Primary Schools, to serve
600 meals daily, were completed and taken into use in September;
a much needed extension to the Kitchen at the College of
Art was carried out during the summer vacation, and a start was
made in October on a Kitchen and Dining Hut for the new
Secondary School at " Quernmore.''
The daily average number of meals being served towards the
end of the year was 6,100, and a return sent to the Ministry of
Education showed that on a single day in October 79% of the
pupils in attendance at school received a mid-day meal.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no important changes to report during 1948.
Proposals are under consideration for extending the
accommodation at the Valley County Primary School to meet
the new regulations of the Ministry of Education. The Nursery
Classes at this school and the Burnt Ash County Primary School
have been accorded official recognition by the Ministry of Education,
and it is anticipated that the recognition will be confirmed
when additional works have been carried out.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
82 boys and 31 girls were examined by the School Medical
Officers in respect of fitness for employment out of school hours
Fit certificates were issued in all cases.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
74 children appeared before the Court during the year, a
decrease of 10 over 1947. The types of offences were as follows:
Larceny 38
Shop and store breaking 15
Breach of recognizance 8
Beyond parental control 5
Shoplifting 6
Traffic offences 2
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