Medical report / British Honduras.

British Honduras. Medical Department.

Date:: [1951]

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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Medical report / British Honduras. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Feeding of School Children: The School Feeding Demonstration Programme inaugurated in British Honduras in 1950 was continued throughout the year, with supplies from the United Nations International Chil¬ dren Emergency Fund (UNICEF). There is no question that this programme has been of the utmost value to the school children of the Colony. The present programme is due to finish in July 1952, but it is hoped to get an extension for one more year. The average daily number of children who received the mid-morning snack was 4,026. The responsibility for providing a mid-day meal, for needy children in schools was again divided between Lady Garvey’s Fund and Government, the former being largely responsible for the provision of meals in Belize, and the latter in district towns. The average daily number of children fed in Belize was 280 and the number in districts 216. Pre-school age children of needy families were assisted as follows: (a) Up to 1 year — By UNICEF Milk. (b) From 2-5 years — By Milk supplied by the Red Cross. G. G. SMITH, Director of Medical Services.