[Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCHOOL MEALS On one day in 1963 38,293 pupils were taking school meals. The following table shows the school population and the numbers of children taking meals in school on similar sample days in the years 1954—1963 inclusive; it also shows the proportion of children taking meals expressed as a percentage of the existing school population:— Year School population School Meals Free For payment i Total 0/ /o No. % No. 0/ /o 1954 53,766 3,215 5.98 24,667 45.88 27,882 51.86 1955 55,051 2,867 5.21 26,370 47.90 29,237 53.11 1956 55,403 2,658 4.90 26,524 49.88 29,182 54.78 1957 55,838 2,586 4.63 24,613 44.08 27,199 48.71 1958 56,645 2,646 4.67 27,255 48.12 29,901 52.79 1959 57,682 2,995 5.19 29,066 50.39 32,061 55,58 1960 58,257 3,161 5.25 30,550 52.46 33,711 57.88 1961 58,656 3,033 5.19 31,714 52.38 34,747 57.36 1962 59,740 3,559 5.96 32,499 54.40 36,058 60.36 1963 61,373 4,237 6.90 34,056 55.49 38,293 62.39 MILK IN SCHOOLS Consumption of Milk The table below shows the numbers and percentage of children taking milk at school, on sample days, in the years 1954—1963 inclusive:— Year 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Taking Milk- No. of children 40,859 42,231 42,750 41,571 44,644 45,372 45,071 45,976 46,090 47,923 Proportion of the school popula¬ tion 75.99 76.71 79.15 74.45 78.81 78.66 77.37 78.38 77.15 78.08