South African War, xi, 2-3, 27 Southampton, 78 Southend-on-Sea, 66_n_ Southwark, 6-7 Special Schools for Defective Children, 144_n_; provision of meals at, 22-3, 31, 51, 57-8, 85, 100_n_, 109, 117, 120-2, 129, 155, 225, 244, 246_n_. See also _Cripple Schools_ and _Open Air Schools_ Spectacles, 145 State, provision of meals by, 2, 3, 23-6, 27-49, 202-18; abroad, 249-70. See also _Local Education Authorities_ Stevenson, Miss Flora, 239, 240 Stockholm, 267 Stoke-on-Trent, 42_n_, 56, 58_n_, 66_n_, 67, 69, 80, 89, 210_n_, 211 Sub-Committee on Underfed Children, xvi, 137, 141 Sunderland, 54_n_ Supervision of Meals, 85, 95, 97, 157, 161, 162-3, 167, 168, 169, 201, 244; at Restaurants, 88, 89, 90, 91. See also _School Attendance Officers_, _Teachers_ and _Voluntary Workers_ Supper, provision of, in Paris, 253 Surcharge. See _Audit_ Surrey, 179 Sussex, East, 122-123_n_, 125 Sweden, 267-8 Switzerland, 257-8 Tate, Dr., 175 Teachers, provision of meals by, 36, 103, 123_n_, 124_n_; selection of children by, 18, 37, 63, 64, 68, 70-1, 127, 132-3, 139, 144, 219-20, 239, 240, 244; urgency tickets given by, 64, 67-8, 72; enquiry by, 37, 67, 132; members of Canteen and Care Committees, 58, 59, 138, 144; supervision of meals by, 36, 48, 87-8, 92, 93, 97-100, 121, 122, 125, 128, 161, 167, 168, 229, 241, 244, 253, 260, 263, 264, 269; testimony of, as to effect of meals on children, 188, 194-5, 196, 197-8 Teachers, National Union of, 32 Teeth, defective, malnutrition due to, 174 Toxteth, 116 Trondhjem, 267 Underfeeding. See _Malnutrition_ Unemployment, 204, 209, 211, 219 United States, 268-70 Urgency tickets, 64, 67-8, 72 Utensils, insufficient supply of, 101, 156-7, 162 Vercelli, 259-61 Vienna, 262-3 Visiting of homes, 45, 59, 65, 138-9, 145-6, 147-8, 150. See also _Enquiry_ Voluntary Agencies, provision of meals by, xiv, 2, 3-38, 40, 50, 51-3, 54, 96, 131-6, 141-3, 209-10, 237, 238, 239, 243-4, 245-6, 250-1, 255-6, 258, 259, 261-70; the best agency for provision of meals, 28, 49; disadvantages of provision by, 15-9, 22, 35-6, 44, 49, 142-3, 209-10, 239; number of, 34; expenditure of, 34-5; organisation of, 15-27, 34, 36, 131-4; discontinuance of, 44; co-operation of, with Local Authorities, xii, 3, 13, 24-5, 31, 36, 47, 51-2, 58, 238, 239-40, 245-6, 250-1, 255-7, 258-9, 262-4, 265-6, 267-8, 269; co-operation of, with Guardians, 14, 17, 40 Voluntary Contributions, amount of, 54-5, 137, 141-2, 251; provision of meals during holidays from, 103, 104, 141-2 Voluntary Workers, utilisation of services of, 65-6, 144, 263; organisation of, 139; Canteen Committees composed of, 58-9, 68; supervision of meals by, 90, 95, 98, 161, 168, 244, 245. See also _Children's Care Committees_ Wages, effect of provision of meals on, 45, 212-4; low, 204-5, 211, 219