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11. PROVISION OF MEALS.
(1) Mid-day Meals.— Mid-day meals were provided at the
Nursery, Shernhall, Special, Blind and Myope, and the Open Air
Schools.
The feeding centres at Joseph Barrett School, at High Street
and at Higham Hill School were continued.

(2) Milk Meals.— Milk was supplied on medical grounds to
5,177 children on the recommendation of the medical staff after
the examination of children either at school or clinics, the total
number of meals being 1,453,915. The number of children supplied
during the preceding year was 4,168, and the number of meals
1,079,039.
Children presenting evidence of subnormal nutrition are given
milk meals provisionally, on the recommendation of the Head
Teachers, pending medical examination.
Children receiving "official" milk are seen at the medical
inspections and re-inspections each year, the findings are recorded
on a special card, and a decision made as to the extension of the
milk meals.
(3) Milk in Schools Scheme.— The arrangements detailed in
former reports were continued in 1938, all the milk supplied being
pasteurised milk sold under licence.
A table is published below summarising the reports of Head
Teachers as to milk consumed in schools in March and October,
1936, and as required by the Board of Education.
The summary shows the percentage at each school receiving
milk on the two dates, including absentees who usually receive
milk:—