Free Meals In London, 1930s - Film 98103
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Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2017 · Education
Close-up of two women in soft hats or berets, eating; this is the Shoreditch Borough Council centre, in London. Women eating at nicely laid tables with flowers - free midday meals for nursing and expectant mothers with small incomes. Another view, a woman serving; at L rear is a curtain screen; a painting hangs above a radiator; Birmingham and other places have similar schemes. Four women smile as they eat. Two uniformed nurses feed under-fives at table in open air. A nurse spoon-feeds a baby in bonnet and bib; first five years are the most important, when foundations are laid. This is Shoreditch, where free meals are provided for these toddlers; nurse serves five seated children in bibs and bonnets; trellis screen at R, and chimneys behind - looks like we're on the roof. Nurse spoon-feeding two children. Nine seated children being waited on by two women, indoors; only a few places provide these sorts of services. Two women feeding four seated children.
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