Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following figures kindly supplied by the Divisional Education Officer give the details of milk and meals acceptance in the various schools in the Borough.
The percentage of children having milk in schools was as follows:—
| School | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | |
| Secondary Modern | 72% | 73% | 72% | 75% | |
| Technical | Grammar Technical from 1962 | 75% | 67% | 52% | 43% |
| Grammar | 39% | 53% | |||
| Talbot Special | 83.5% | 87% | 78% | 87% | |
The percentage of children having meals in schools was:—
Primary 53%
Secondary Modern 46%
Grammar Technical 59%
Talbot Special 99%
The percentage of meals served to daily attendances during the Autumn Term gives a guide to the use being made of the School Meals Service during the year.
| School | Autumn Term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average % of Attendance taking meals | Average Number taking meals | Average attendance | ||||
| 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | |
| Beaconsfield Road Junior Mixed | 40 | 39 | 120 | 114 | 297 | 294 |
| Beaconsfield Road Infants' | 45 | 51 | 88 | 95 | 194 | 186 |
| Clifton Road Junior Mixed | 49 | 43 | 68 | 70 | 139 | 163 |
| Clifton Road Infants' | 49 | 45 | 85 | 65 | 174 | 144 |
| Dormers Wells Junior Mixed | 69 | 65 | 145 | 131 | 211 | 201 |
| Dormers Wells Infants' | 76 | 61 | 118 | 88 | 156 | 144 |
| Featherstone Road Junior Mixed | 51 | 44 | 160 | 126 | 313 | 284 |
| Featherstone Road Infants' | 40 | 46 | 89 | 98 | 224 | 215 |
| George Tomlinson Junior Mixed | 65 | 69 | 116 | 120 | 178 | 173 |
| George Tomlinson Infants' | 53 | 45 | 61 | 45 | 116 | 101 |
| Lady Margaret Junior Mixed | 56 | 54 | 173 | 166 | 307 | 309 |
| Lady Margaret Infants' | 50 | 46 | 134 | 107 | 266 | 235 |
| North Road Junior Mixed & Infants' | 57 | 56 | 233 | 222 | 406 | 396 |
| St. Anselm's R.C | 82 | 79 | 327 | 306 | 401 | 386 |
| Tudor Road Junior Mixed | 43 | 41 | 156 | 138 | 362 | 334 |
| Tudor Road Infants' | 39 | 41 | 83 | 80 | 213 | 196 |
| Southhall Grammer/Technical | 63 | 48 | 496 | 417 | 792 | 871 |
| Dormers Wells Boys' | 50 | 39 | 206 | 191 | 410 | 487 |
| Dormers Wells Girls' | 60 | 59 | 256 | 281 | 425 | 474 |
| Featherstone Road Boys' | 27 | 38 | 165 | 233 | 608 | 621 |
| Western Road Girls' | 56 | 49 | 227 | 209 | 409 | 428 |
| Talbot Road | 99 | 100 | 207 | 203 | 209 | 203 |