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1. The closest connection should subsist between the
working of the Education (Provision of Meals) Act and the
School Medical Service.
2. The scheme for selecting children for admission to the
meals should be determined by the need for securing that no
child is prevented by reason of lack of food from taking full
advantage of the education provided for it. The basis of
selection should therefore, as a rule, be the physical condition
of the child.
3. Due regard should be had to the need for making the
dietary a suitable one. It should also be borne in mind that
there will frequently be children for whom a special dietary
is needed, which should be prescribed by the School Medical
Officer.
4. Attention should be given to the educational side of
the provision of meals. Any scheme which neglects this aspect
of the work stands in need of revision.
5. Steps should be taken to ascertain the effect of the
meals on the health and physical and mental condition of the
children fed.