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The average cost of each meal during 1934 was 4.14d.
Supervision of dietetics at School Canteen and, at Special Schools.
—Miss Langley resigned from your Committee's service on 31st
August, 1934. The following is a summary of her reports during
1934:—
"High Street Canteen.—(a) Improvements—Extra cooking
equipment, including large oven, steam jacketed boiler and
plate rack.
(b) Requirements—Piped hot water supply, additional sink.
"Canteen marred by institutional appearance, use of table cloths
not satisfactory, American cloth had to be used instead. Food
waste almost abolished.
"Higham Hill Canteen.—Opened in 1933 in a converted classroom.
Kitchen well equipped but hot water supply lacking. Considerable
food left on plates.
"Physically Defective School Canteen.—Cooking, service and
cleanliness of table cloths satisfactory. Intelligent interest shown
by children in food values. Posters designed illustrating food
values, and to be exhibited in the High Street and Higham Hill
Canteens. Kitchen requires redecoration.
"Shernhall Special School Canteen.—Dinners well cooked, but
liver not appreciated. Daily dose of cod liver oil advised for
undersized children.
"Myope Centre Canteen.—Kitchen untidy and badly ventilated,
gas stoves neglected and defective. New food store required. Food
well cooked, service excellent, table manners of children very good.
Table cloths clean."
Special menus were devised by Miss Langley for the summer and
winter seasons alternating over a three-week period, and variations
were made in the special schools to suit individual children.