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Entrants 2nd Age Group 3rd Age Group
1933 1932 1933 1932 1933 1932
Boys 86.2 82.5 82.6 84.7 83.5 83.7
Girls 88.2 83.6 81.0 80.7 74.0 80.8
The suggestion is that there is better nutrition amongst
Entrant boys and girls, and 2nd age group (i.e., 8-year-old) girls.
In 12-year-old boys there is practically no change but there was
a markedly smaller number of 12-year-old girls noted under this
classification.
Turning to the classified findings at medical inspection and at
re-inspections, the following are the figures as to malnutrition
and associated conditions:—
At medical inspection 134
At special re-inspections (i.e., School Clinics) 526
Total 660
The 526 cases consisted of 9 definite cases of malnutrition, 483
cases granted milk meals at school on medical grounds (but not
necessarily below weight), and 34 cases of debility.
The total number of school children granted milk during the
year was 645 as compared with 592 in 1932 and 526 in 1931, and
the number of milk "meals" involved was 93,724, 60,227 and
42,225 respectively.
Your Committee, in September, agreed to a suggestion that the
children attending the School Canteen should be weighed and
this was done on September 22nd with the following result:—
Number of children over average weight for height and age 96
of „ „ „ „ 22
below „ „ „ „ 103
Total 221
Percentage below average weight for height and age 46.6
It was then decided to supplement the Canteen meals by providing
milk meals at school, i.e., one pint of milk per day and
to re-weigh all children attending the Canteen at the end of the
year.
The second weighing was done on December 18th, and showed
the following results:—
Number of children over average weight for height and age 100
„ „ of „ „ „ „ 18
„ „ below „ „ „ „ 116
Total 234
Percentage below average weight for height and age 49.6