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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| % of Attendance taking meals | Average number taking meals | Average attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools | |||
| Belmont Junior Mixed | 68.4 | 117 | 171 |
| Belmont Infants' | 70.0 | 70 | 100 |
| Beverley Road Infants' | 89 7 | 140 | 156 |
| Cavendish J M. & Infants' | 66.6 | 120 | 180 |
| Ealing Road J.M, & Infants' | 73.6 | 296 | 402 |
| Grove Park J M. & Infants' | 62.3 | 129 | 207 |
| Hogarth Junior Mixed | 68. 2 | 189 | 274 |
| Hogarth Infants" | 50. 0 | 56 | 112 |
| Lionel Road J.M. & Infants' | 80.1 | 213 | 266 |
| St. George's J.M. & Infants' | 44.4' | 40 | 90 |
| St. John's R.C., J.M, & Infants' | 76.4' | 194 | 254 |
| St. Lawrence with St. Paul's J.M. & Infants' | 58.8 | 100 | 170 |
| Strand-on-the-Green J.M. | 83.3 | 165 | 198 |
| Strand-on-the-Green Infants' | 68.9 | 129 | 187 |
| St Mary's J.M. & Infants' (Autumn Term only) | 96.7 | 235 | 243 |
| Secondary Schools | |||
| Brentford Boys' | 49.8 | 128 | 257 |
| Brentford Girls' | 50. 0 | 145 | 290 |
| Staveley Boys' | 61 7 | 269 | 436 |
| Staveley Girls' | 62.0 | 225 | 363 |
| Chiswick Grammar Boys' | 46.7 | 234 | 501 |
| Chiswick Grammar Girls' | 68.5 | 306 | 447 |
| Gunnersbury Catholic Grammar | 71. 7 | 287 | 400 |
There was a satisfactory increase in the numbers of children taking school
meals A curious thing noted from the figures from which the school milk percentages
were calculated was that while the number of girls at the Chiswick
Grammar School remained absolutely unchanged through the whole year, in the
Chiswick Boys' Grammar School, the number of milk drinkers gradually rose by
50% from January till October, then began to fall once more. Althoughmore milk
was drunk in total, it can be seen that the percentage of children taking the
milk was a good deal less, particularly in the primary schools. Calcium deficiency
is now a national problem, so efforts to improve the consumption of
milk in all the schools require to be made.
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