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11. PROVISION OF MEALS
During October and November the daily number of meals
exceeded 9,000 or some 47.5% of the numbers on the School Roll.
During the same period the daily milk meals total averaged
nearly 15,000 per day or some 80% of the total on the School Roll.
Inspection.—Visits were made by the Medical and other Staff
to school canteens and kitchens, and suggestions were made from
time to time in order to try and minimise food borne infection.
The quality of the food supplied, and the standard of cooking
have been maintained at the previous high level.
Routine inspections were carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors. Improvements in the arrangements for the drying of
crockery are gradually taking place, but cloth drying is still practised
to a considerable extent and will continue until such time
as it is possible to provide draining racks and adequate and modern
sterilising sinks, or rinsing sinks fitted with very hot water supplies.
Augmented washing facilities for scholars partaking of school
meals are desirable.
Milk in Schools Scheme.—The arrangements detailed in the
previous reports were continued in 1951, all the milk supplied
being pasteurised milk sold under licence.
Particulars of samples of milk taken in schools during the
year are as follows:—
Pasteurised, for bacteriological examination 16
Pasteurised, for biological examination Nil
(scheme ternporarily
suspended)
Test Results—
Bacteriological—all satisfied the Methylene Blue
and Phosphatase tests.
12. (a) CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS