HC Deb 19 December 1935 vol 307 cc1966-7W
Mr. CROWDER

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will state the percentage of scholars in the schools of each educational authority in Greater London, north of the Thames, who are taking advantage of the Government scheme for the provision of cheap milk?

Mr. STANLEY

The latest figures available in my Department refer to the end of March, 1935; I should be happy to supply complete figures for October in a few weeks.

The following list gives the percentages of the number of children on the registers of public elementary schools in educational areas in Greater London north of the Thames, who were receiving milk at the end of March, 1935. The figures on which the percentages are calculated include children receiving free milk as well as those paying for cheap milk and also include a small number of children receiving milk which was stated to be supplied outside the "milk in schools" scheme.

Area and percentage of children receiving milk.
London (North of the Thames) 68.1
Middlesex (County) 50.5
Acton Borough 55.6
Brentford and Chiswick Borough 49.0
Ealing Borough 55.7
Finchley Borough 54.0
Hendon Borough 57.5
Heston and Isleworth Borough 49.4
Hornsey Borough 60.0
Tottenham Borough 55.5
Twickenham Borough 47.9
Willesden Borough 48.6
Wood Green Borough 59.3
Edmonton Urban District 55.6
Enfield Urban District 52.6
Barking Borough 56.6
Ilford Borough 58.5
Leyton Borough 63.8
Walthamstow Borough 54.5
East Ham County Borough 61.6
West Ham County Borough 54.9
Expenditure on Education falling to be met from Rate Fund Moneys.
Local Education Authority. Year. Elementary Education. Higher Education.
Amount. Equivalent rate per £ required, no allowance being made for the Block Grant in 1934–35. Amount. Equivalent rate per £ required, no allowance being made for the Block Grant in 1934–35.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
£ d. £ d.
Durham County … 1913–14 270,588 20.5 52,443 3.1
1934–35 589,475 60.6 156,451 12.6
Merthyr Tydfil … 1913–14 26,034 24.4 8,511 8.0
1934–35 62,811 74.8 23,036 27.4
Glamorgan … … 1913–14 207,559 26.9 56,808 4.1
1934–35 361,381 67.7 232,378 22.8
Monmouthshire … 1913–14 104,758 24.1 12,126 2.3
1934–35 221,971 65.9 85,517 21.8
Abertillery … … 1913–14 14,546 24.9 — —
1934–35 23,787 107.1 — —
Middlesex … … 1913–14 109,299 13.8 59,567 2.1
1934–35 473,928 21.5 469,114 6.9
Surrey … … 1913–14 190,150 11.6 38,862 1.7
1934–35 615,046 18.2 195,245 4.4