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boroughs. It must be said at once that the standards of hygiene
set are exceptionally high. The supervisory staff are indefatigable
in their efforts to ensure that food, food containers and
premises are protected from infection.
It must albeit be said that in some cases either the premises
were unsuitable for a canteen site or too cramped, or that toilet
facilities were inadequate. Strenuous efforts are being made by
the divisional education executives concerned to put these defects
right. As an example, it was noted in one large canteen that
there was no running hot water in the toilet and it was suspected
that the staff used a kitchen sink and nearby towel. This has
now been remedied by the installation of a gas heater and no fault
can now be found in that canteen0
Further details of the work of the School Meals Service are
given in the following report contributed by the Borough Education
Officer, To ttenh am0
EDUCATION SERVICE
I am indebted to Mr. J. Power, M.A., Borough Education
Officer, Tottenham, for the following reports on various aspects
of the work of his department closely related to the health of the
school child0 * m
School Meals Service
Food
During the past year, particular care has been taken in the
planning of meals having special regard to the protein and calorie
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requirements as laid down by the Ministry of Education,
The cooking of food in self-contained kitchens is staggered
to provide, as far as pos sible, freshly cooked food, and additional
transport has facilitated a later despatch of container meals from
Central Kitchens, Container meals are now packed in readiness
for despatch between 10.45 a m. and 11,30 a. m throughout the Area
The weekly menu contains three fresh meat meals, the remaining
two being either bacon, cheese, fish, liver, pilchards,
sardines, eggs, sausages. Corned beef or luncheon meat salad,
except in very cold weather, is served once a week and consists of