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Wimbledon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Malnutrition.
The arrangements for feeding the children during the
winter months were the same as during 1912. It was not found
necessary to open the meals kitchen during the latter part of
the year.
The number of children fed by the Voluntary Committee was 317; and the number of meals given was 6,350, the children being drawn from the following schools:—
| School. | Number of Children. | Number of M eals. |
|---|---|---|
| Dundonald Road Boys' | 3 | 102 |
| Pelham Boys' | 8 | 59 |
| Pelham Girls' | 2 | 26 |
| Pelham Infants' | 2 | 12 |
| Queen's Road Boys' | 32 | 705 |
| Queen's Road Girls' | 33 | 679 |
| Queen's Road Infants' | 75 | 1260 |
| Special | 12 | 153 |
| Cottenham Park | 12 | 459 |
| Haydon's Road Boys' | 84 | 1827 |
| Haydon's Road Girls' | 26 | 354 |
| Haydon's Road Infants' | 21 | 423 |
| St. Mary's Mixed | 3 | 91 |
| St. Mary's Infants' | 4 | 87 |
| 317 | 6237 |
The dietary in use, as drawn up by the School Meals Committee,
as follows:—
Monday. Pea Soup or Haricot Soup, and Bread.
Tuesday. Cocoa, and Bread and Jam.
Wednesday. Soup and Dumplings, and Bread.
Thursday. Cocoa, Curant Bread, and Golden Syrup.
Friday. Rice or Pearl Barley in Soup, and Bread.
I have nothing whatever to do with this work.
Infectious Disease.
A full report 011 infectious disease in the schools appears
in my report as Medical Officer of Health, on pages 10 to 13.
H.—"Review of the methods adopted and the adequacy of
such methods for dealing with the blind, deaf, mentally
or physically defective and epileptic children under the
Acts of 1893 and 1899."
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