... MP, which the government, lacking in any concrete proposals of its own took over and adopted as government policy. This act was also permissive, and by 1911 less than a third of all education authorities were using rates to support school meals. Though this act was non-compulsory, some improvement was better than none, especially when those who benefit from this minor improvement had nothing in the first place. There were to be compulsory medical inspections at schools and L.E.A's could provide free medical treatment (1907) however it wasn't until 1912 that government grants were made available to provide treatment and school clinics began to be set up. This was only made compulsory on revealing the appalling health suffered by large numbers of the working class population during the recruitment of volunteers for the Boer War. Along also including the children's Act 1908, these measures were clearly an attempt on behalf of ...

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