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GENERAL WELFARE.
Provision of Meals and Milk for School-Children.— The total
number of mid-day meals served in the schools during 1964 was 2,338,447
approximately.
There are 29 kitchens in the Borough, established at the following
schools:—
Barking Abbey, Barley Lane, Beal 3oys, Beal Girls, Becontree
C.P. Unit, Canon Palmer, Caterham, County High Boys, County
High Girls, Cleveland, Dane, Ethel Davis, Fairlop Boys, Fairlop
Girls, Goodmayes, Gordon, Loxford, Mayfield Boys, Mayfield Girls,
Mossford Green, Parkhill, Redbridge, South Park, St. Augustines,
The Gilbert Colvin, The Glade, The John Bramston, Uphall and
Win. Torbitt.
Free milk is served in all Departments of all the schools and the
total number who received milk on 23rd September, 1964 was 16,978.
Provision of Baths.— Shower baths are installed at Beal, County
High Boys, Barking Abbey Grammar, Caterham, Dane, Fairlop Boys and
Loxford Secondary Schools, Mayfield Girls.
Work done by the N.S.P.C.C.— The following 59 cases were
investigated:—
(1) Neglect 34
(2) Ill-treatment cases 9
(3) Other cases 16
One hundred and thirty-two children (71 boys and 61 girls) were
involved, 76 being of school age. In addition to this work, 289 supervision
visits were paid to different cases, some of which were made to those
reported during the previous year.
The Invalid Children's Aid Association.- Once again we are
indebted to this Association for the case-work and welfare undertaken by
its members. The following is a summary of activities in 1964:—