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The question of meals at Schools hardly arises, as with few
exceptions most children live near the Schools, and go home midday.
In the two Special Schools, however, and in the Day OpenAir
School at Crosby Road, the provision of a hot meal at a very
low cost is arranged for, but many cases are on the free meal
list.
There are ten School Dining Centres distributed in various
parts of the Borough, in charge of a Lady Superintendent, which
are visited periodically by the School Medical Officer.
The experiment of supplying Horlick's Malted Milk to Infant
children attending two Schools has been continued. The Committee
have also sanctioned the extension of this Scheme to three
other Infant Departments.
Head Teachers have been informed generally that no objection
will be raised to voluntary arrangements being made for the
supply of ordinary milk to school children, provided that the proposed
arrangements are submitted for approval, that no expense
is incurred to the Education Committee, and that any such arrangements
would be subject to termination, or such alterations,
as the Committee deem necessary in the event of an Official
Scheme being adopted. Many Head Teachers have availed
themselves of the opportunity of supplying ordinary milk to school
children, and the Committee are considering reports on the result
of these experiments. The milk is generally supplied in sealed
bottles containing about one-third of a pint, at a cost to parents
of a penny per bottle, and only retailers whose premises are satisfactory
to the Medical Officer of Health are allowed to supply
milk.
(4) Medical Inspection.
For the purposes of administration, the whole Borough is
divided into five sub-areas, each served by a School Clinic, an
Assistant School Medical Officer and Nurses. The schools in
each area are visited in rotation. The Head Teachers send out
notices to parents informing them of the time to attend the inspection,
according to an arranged programme.
At the end of the Inspection of a School a written list is
handed or sent to the Head Teachers informing them confidentially
of any defects which are liable to interfere with a child's educational
career.
Arrangements have been made for those scholars who are
absent from Inspection to be examined at a later special visit to
the school.
(a) The "age groups" inspected throughout the schools are
as follows:—
(1) Children admitted to school for the first time during
the year (Entrants).
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