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CHILD GUIDANCE.
All cases requiring treatment at the Child Guidance Clinic
are referred to the County School Medical Officer at Maidstone,
as this service is the responsibility of the County Council and
appointments to attend the Clinic at Chislehurst are made bv
them direct .
Twenty-seven cases were referred for treatment at this Clinic
during 1950. Twenty-one including some of those referred in
1949 actually received treatment.
MILK IN SCHOOLS.
There is no change to report in the arrangements for the
provision of milk during the year 1950.
A return to the Ministry of Education showed that on a day
in October, the percentage of pupils receiving milk, based on
the number in attendance, was 88.22%
SCHOOL MEALS SERVICE.
The canteen buildings referred to in last year's report as
being under construction were completed and taken into use in
January. The new kitchen at Raglan Road Secondary and
Primary Schools serves approximately 750 meals a day, and the
new kitchen at Hayes Primary School caters for approximately
500 meals a day.
Several schools are in urgent need of new kitchens and
dining accommodation but, in view of the continued building
restrictions, the only new provision that is likely to be made in
the near future is the kitchen and dining room for 750 meals
daily at Southborough Primary School, which is to be erected
as part of the new school premises.
At the close of the year work was in hand to improve the
washing-up facilities in some of the old kitchens by the installation
of sterilising sinks.
The average number of meals being served each day has
dropped and towards the end of the year was approximately
6,250. This reduction may be due to the fact that the charge for
meals to children in Primary Schools was increased to 6d. a meal
at the beginning of the year and the slight reduction given for
weekly payments was abolished.
A return sent to the Ministry of Education showed that on
a single day in October 76.79% of the pupils in attendance at
school received a mid-day meal.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
There are no important changes to report during 1950.