[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough.

  • Rotherham (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Rotherham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In February of this year, the Central Kitchen at Canklow was closed. This marked the end of war-time feeding and was a task well done ; only people who have worked in these large central kitchens realise the toil and frustrations of preparing dinners by the thousand. Tribute is now paid to the three supervisors who toiled with these centres over a period of 21 years. The progression of school meals over the years shows a great deal of improvement in both kitchen and dining facilities. There are now 20 kitchens with dining rooms. Spurley Hey Secondary School Kitchen was opened in February. This is a 650 meals kitchen, preparing dinners for Spurley Hey School and Coleridge Road Junior and Infant School. Kimberworth Secondary School Kitchen was opened in November, this is a 550 meals kitchen preparing meals for the Kimberworth Secondary School and the Kim¬ berworth Infants School. Wingfield Secondary School was prepared in December ready for opening in Jan¬ uary. Schools that were served by the Canklow Centre are now receiving dinners from the kitchens situated nearest to them. Details of dinners prepared at the various schools are as follows : School Grammar School High School—serving St. Ann’s Junior Mixed and Infants’ Park Street Kitchen—serving Alma Road Junior Mixed and Infants’ \ Abbey Junior School / Broom Valley—serving South Grove School Oakwood Kitchen—serving Sitwell Junior Mixed, South Grove \ (Wellgate) Adult Training Centre / Redscope—serving Roughwood Junior Mixed and Infants’ Thorpe Hesley School Newman Special School Herringthorpe—serving St. Mary’s R.C. Badsley Moor Lane—serving Doncaster Road Junior Mixed and Infants’ \ Arnold Road Nursery School / Ferham Kitchen—serving Meadowhall Road School \ Junior Training Centre / High Greave School Kitchen Thornhill Kitchen—serving St. Bede’s Junior Mixed and Infants’ \ Abbey Senior School / Blackburn School Kitchen Old Hall Secondary School Greasbrough School Kitchen St. Bernard’s R.C. School Kitchen Spurley Hey Secondary School—serving Coleridge Road Junior Mixed and Infants’ Kimberworth Secondary School—serving Kimberworth Infants’ Average Daily Number 340 725 450 500 850 760 300 115 495 610 470 215 700 145 335 220 375 720 670