[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MILK IN SCHOOLS SCHEME. The })osiliou in the County as at the yist J)eeoinher, 1949, is set out in Table A. Although ‘uiulesignatcd’ milk has not been coin])letely eliminated the numher of schools receiving this type has been considerably reduced, viz. from 17 in 194H to .3 in 1949. The main difficvdty with regard to the three schools is their isolated position in relation to premises where designated milk is produced or ])rocessed. Every effort is being made, however, to provide the desired grade of milk and it is hoped that during the ensuing year 'uiidesignated’ milk will he eliminated. Abbreviations. Past. = Pastenrised T.T. = Tuberculin Tested H.T. = Heat Treated UD. = Undesignated Table A. Types of Schools (including Divisional Executive Areas). Total number of each type. Numhei of schools and types of milk — with I)erccntagos Past and H.T. % T.T. % i UD- 1 % Primary 414 302 72.9 109 26.3 3 0.7 Secondary Modern 35 31 88.6 4 11.4 — — ,, Grammar 18 14 77.8 4 22.2 — — ,, Technical 2 2 100.0 — — ; — — Nursery 10 7 70.0 3 30.0 — — Totals 479 356 74.3 120 25.1 3 0.6 During November, 1949, a survey was made throughout the County to ascertain the num¬ her of children taking milk compared with the daily attendance. The information obtained was exceedingly interesting and as will be seen in Table D, of the ,)4,.y2(M registered i)upils, 44,748 or 82.4% were taking milk. I must emphasise, however, that this percentage is only ai>2>i'Oxinaate and refers to one month only. • Table B. Types of Schools (including Divisional Executive Areas). Number of registered Scholars. Scholars taking milk ’ry})es of Milk Consumed—with Percentages No. 9/ /o Past, and H.T. % ' T.T % UD % Primary 38,604 33,959 87.9 27,908 82.2 5,983 17.6 68 0.2 Secondary Modern 10,031 7,086 70.6 6,110 86.2 976 13.8 -- .— ,, Grammar 5,059 3,079 60.9 2,444 79.4 635 20.6 -- — ,, Technical 240 230 95.8 230 100.0 1 — — — — Nursery 394 394 100.0 270 68.5 124 31.5 — ■— i