§ 57. Mr. E. Smithasked the President of the Board of Education the percentage of school children who received milk 573 in the schools during 1935 and 1936 in the following places: London, Glasgow, Salford, Stoke-on-Trent, Eastbourne, Hastings, and Bournemouth?
Mr. StanleyAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate in the
| Children receiving milk in Public Elementary Schools. | |||||||
| Area. | October, 1935. | October, 1936. | |||||
| *Percentage of children receiving milk under the Milk in Schools Scheme. | *Percentage of children receiving milk outside the Milk in Schools Scheme. | Total *percentage of children receiving milk. | *Percentage of children receiving milk under the Milk in Schools Scheme. | *Percentage of children receiving milk outside the Milk in Schools Scheme. | Total *percentage of children receiving milk. | ||
| London | … | 63.6 | .2 | 63.8 | 62.6 | .4 | 63.0 |
| Salford | … | 46.9 | 6.9 | 53.8 | 44.5 | 6.9 | 51.4 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | … | 48.1 | 1.0 | 49.1 | 51.3 | .8 | 52.1 |
| Eastbourne | … | 49.0 | — | 46.0 | 45.8 | — | 45.8 |
| Hastings | … | 30.3 | 2.2 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 2.5 | 35.1 |
| Bournemouth | … | 48.3 | — | 48.3 | 30.8 | .7 | 31.5 |
| * Percentage = percentage of number on Registers. |