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lower her annual wheat importation by 500,000 bushels. The United States has adopted a compulsory 80-per-cent. extraction rate, while in Britain the very high rate of 90 per cent, is in force. Papers were prepared by Dr. Bell for the British Empire Scientific Conference, the International Assembly of Women, New York, and for the Royal Society's delegate to the meetings of the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington. Information has been freely supplied to improve the standard of dietaries of boarding institutions, hospitals, and on the subject of school lunches. Articles have been contributed and addresses given for education of the public and special groups on the subject of nutrition. Milk-in-schools Scheme As a check on the extent to which the scheme has operated, a " census " was taken on 25th September, 1946. Of the 231,103 children in the various types of schools at which pasteurized milk was available on that date, 159,588, or 69 per cent, accepted the £ pint ration. Malted milk was available to 9,493 children, of whom 8,280 accepted the ration. Raw milk made into a cocoa drink was taken by 398 children in schools having, an attendance of 883 on that date. Apples-in-school Scheme Apples 'free of cost were supplied to pupils attending all types of schools for fourweeks during the apple season. A total of 45,260 cases of apples were supplied. Health Camps Health camps have continued to operate successfully, the majority being permanent camps open throughout the year. Although some 1,800 children were admitted during the period under review, all camps, have long waiting-lists of children who have been selected for admission by the school medical and nursing staff. Reports show that the majority of the children receiving health-camp treatment benefited to such a degree that they returned-to their homes fully restored to health. The health-stamp campaign was again very successful, and [sales, approximately £90,000, were £15,000 in excess of last year's record. Health Education The budget for health education provided for an expenditure of £26,000, on similarlines as given in previous reports. . Further sets of posters were designed and supplied to schools and organizations. There was experienced a strong and growing demand for health educational films, and a number of accessions were made to the film library to intensify the campaign against diphtheria, tuberculosis, venereal diseases, dental caries,, and in the interest of good nutrition, child welfare, and industrial and public hygiene. , The health advertisements, which have been favourably commented upon by overseas, authorities, appeared regularly in newspapers and journals. District, institutional, and Head Office libraries have been kept supplied with reference works, journals, and health educational material, including a special set of books for a correspondence course on industrial nursing which has been initiated. In collaboration with the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association, literature and posters were issued for the nursing;

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