[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cod Liver Oil and Halibut Oil and Malt. Chnic Cliildren lbs. Winton ... 33 46 Malmesburv Park 32 52 Pokesdown 50 95 Kinson 67 135 Charminster 85 164 Totals ... 267 492 Dinners. The provision of extra nourishment in the form of dinners is undertaken by a voluntary Cliildren’s Care Committee with limited finances, with the result that very few cases are accepted. Difficulty is also experienced in making arrange- ments for these meals. Number of children ... ... ... 28 Number of meals ... ... ... 3052 The milk in schools scheme continues to be popular, the arrangements being identical with those of previous years. The number of cliildren drinking milk in schools has gradually increased since the introduction of the scheme originated by the National Milk Publicity Council in 1934. This is shown by the following figures :— Total number of bottles supplied daily (figures for 1st October each year) :— 1935 1936 1937 4821 3030 5239 The decrease in 1936 is accounted for by the Typhoid Fever epidemic which caused many people to regard milk with suspicion. No children were, however, infected in school and only a comparatively small number suffered from the disease.