[Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / School Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Provision of Milk and Meals Miss J. D. Cqrmack, Organiser of School Meals, reports :— “ During the Easter holidays 1,089 children received free meals daily. At Whitsuntide holiday 1,022 children received free meals daily. During the summer vacation 1,360 free meals were served each day, with the exception of Bank Holiday. Throughout the October holiday 1,365 children were provided with free meals each day. The following table shows the number of children who received the mid-day meal during the year :— January February March April May June July August September October November December .... 10,975 .... 10,446 .... 9,762 .... 9,788 .... 9,876 .... 9,676 .... 9,618 .... 1,351 (Free Meals only) .... 9,760 .... 9,957 .... 10,004 .... 10,041 All of the School Meals Kitchens were visited by Mr. Mullins, Sanitary Inspector. He gave a talk on Hygiene and Cleanliness to the members of the School Meals staffs in South Johnson Street Kitchen on the 19th November, 1953.” Mr. T. Nicholls, Superintendent Welfare Officer, reports :— “ During the year 1953 the permitted quantity of milk supplied to children attending school remained at one-third of a pint per child, with the exception of those attending Thornfield Open-air Day School and the Nursery Schools, who have two-thirds of a pint daily. During the year the average attendance in all schools was 28,278, and an average of 27,396 bottles of milk were consumed each day. The percentage of school children taking milk was 96’8, compared with 97-3 in 1952.”