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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: The progress of the scheme since 1934 may be seen from the following table:—

The progress of the scheme since 1934 may be seen from the following table:—

Number on Roll.Receiving Free Milk.Available for Voluntary Milk.Receiving Voluntary Milk.Percentage receiving Voluntary Milk.Total receiving Milk.Percentage receiving Milk.
October, 193418,53457917,97512,27368.2812,85269.34
March, 193518,35492217,4329,14252.410,06454.2
October, 193517,6911,37016,3218,05649.39,42653.28
March, 193617,5452,18815,3577,64743.219,83556.05
October, 193617,1442,70514,4397,65252.9910,35760.41
March, 193716,7602,91813,8427,30743.5910,22561.0
October, 193716.5263,54912,9777,46346.311,10266.63

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The scheme has again been operated in every Department in
Walthamstow, and generous acknowledgment must be made to
Head Teachers and their staffs generally.
The continued co-operation of the teaching staff is earnestly
sought, particularly to try and reach the ideal, when all children
(except those who have a definite dislike for milk and those who
are "sensitive'' to certain of its proteins) obtain at least one pint
per day of "safe" milk, i.e., efficiently pasteurised milk.
It is a local requirement of the scheme that only pasteurised
milk sold under licence shall be supplied.

Table: Vacation Scheme.— Five schools were selected as distribution centres on 11 days during the Christmas vacation. The number of meals served is shown below:—

Vacation Scheme.— Five schools were selected as distribution centres on 11 days during the Christmas vacation. The number of meals served is shown below:—

Voluntary.OfficialTotal.
Markhouse Road School173232144946
Maynard Road School61420392653
Pretoria Avenue School150819743482
Thorpe Hall School59511591754
Winn's Avenue School110325323635
Grand Totals55521091816470