HC Deb 04 February 1938 vol 331 cc549-50W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what percentage of children, attending elementary schools under the authority of the Derbyshire County Council, were found at the last routine nutrition inspection to be normal, slightly sub-normal, or bad, respectively?

Mr. Lindsay

The classification of the nutrition of children, attending public elementary schools in the area of the Derbyshire County Council, inspected during the year 1937 was as follows:

Per cent.
Excellent 16.44
Normal 66.31
Slightly sub-normal 16.60
Bad 0.65

Mr. Ridley

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what percentage of children, attending elementary schools under the authority of the Ealing Borough Council, were found at the last routine nutrition inspection to be normal, slightly sub-normal, or bad, respectively?

Mr. Lindsay

The classification of the nutrition of children attending public elementary schools in the area of the Ealing Borough Council, inspected during the year 1936 (the latest date for which information is available) was as follows:

Per cent.
Excellent 6.8
Normal 90.2
Slightly sub-normal 2.9
Bad 0.1