MALNUTRITION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2156, 23 May 1914, Page 5

MALNUTRITION

ITS PREVALENCE IN SOHOOI, CHILDREN AN MPORIAMf WORT what parents mmm GUARD AGAINST At tho monthly mooting of i'ho We!. mpm Mneatian Beard held vestc«ta uttonioon tiio report of tlio Medical iiispocter (Dr. fcjisialxrth Gum) iiidwatoi a rather serums trejiij WSipeetmg tho ■mawiei- m which the feeding -of. tdlmi f-'hduwn is nogiocted, a s proved by tho ■tt/a-rißijig number of cases 0 f uraWtai, Jion which havo coma mider tho intpbc-. tor s rjotleo m various parte of tlio Weh iMiglon Isdufeaiidn District, report is a$ fo£W»:"'.i :^l ot: ?' GU - drools were, visiledi mm 910 ehilare-u oiftmined of Avhom W't w« spoeial e S ses. 110 follow--.«!g Mo the number of defects found Wi. tho ratiti-ii.o. &3wauiinaiaoii.;—i\ r nvii.hoi' <»£ children, csaminod. 4?8; iiViin--her found to ]fa V e a 0 deferts, 128» mmbm- found to Jvuvo defects,' Soft; 3iW»ber found Id liave defects other tta uoirtal. 2EB; number <rf ciiildron sho-\i'.ii.ig eVKknce of maTim*-tti-Uon, 137; skin diseaee. 21|"deiemve. tm)\ t , .235. -ohatruoteii Jjr-eatliing, 131; oiilwg&d, glands* 110: ijxtomal oye- disease, 4;. defcetivo vjs.toHj S4 j external oar ftis.eiise., .dpfectko hca;rii.ig-, -0.5-; :defsc* 1 tivo speech, -9j 'iion-vncclnkloii-, 5i(34; circulatory disease, 7j rospil i-atorj' diseaso, s,;.)iCKoits disease-, lj tiibe.rctilosk, 3 (and throe doiibtMh .pliysacal r stooped SH: ci-trativ-.0,,'7* flat ehesi il'2; jJigond jireast, S; other d-'i-soases.j Ifli" I Tho lotto-whig raiuarks refer to tlio. various sdioolsi--

" Kaivvivrra.—A dirty, hadly-veitti'latcd, badly lighted, old school, but It ia qftito useless to at-temp; tc> roiJiedy jttry defects as- tiljo nosit'i.oft of ish.o .b-urid-ii'ig is wi-oiig-; It is too eloso up aitder the Ml, . i 'l , eton&,—lfet-riet . High '&'«hoo|.: Cfessps In sojiio of. tlie.so r-aow-s ■niwh too big. Ait opeii-air sdifiskaoiji or sew eral ol them wai-ld be ji. feei-uei.idons adVaiitflgo to.thiij .selionl, * ,(< P<ilo.iio D-istdqi; l?!i*h Seiool, Ee.tQ.iiqW«st, t Lower Pti-'tt) flhd Bi'stefn :Hji.ti -"-A great; inai.i.y of the ehfltke.n pxaiiiined a'nd i-epoi-teti -■upon- 'last year in tjioso seJiop'ls Md had lift :trt>,a.tnv&nt. . '"IV.ita.-HO'ut of 4§ I .fouiid 19 -fta-ses . of -iiinlUUtrit-ioK, ■ Si-pd -ai'l of theni el-iiici-rett borfi "in New Ze.ajand siii.tt not feoin 4 poor 'lioines.

"C.pper tills .school also, ■the ji-ttm-ber of eases of jnainu.tritio'fi Was togp-r-17 out of 4,'3.'Thevo is a laete of siiffieiept •voiftiiatiatt iii ..-th'e- . iipw el'ass-j'ooui,' 'On a stil-i day 'this 'acky windows #j|i veiit-ifytprs ; tpp and bot't.oni ai'i! not .snffiqi.eiyit unless tl'iq bott.oiii vojit-flatot ia piady sq as 'to-bpei) iiHieh .ftirtiier. Now i'fc oiily :opeiis .ij'hg'nt Bne--oigKt ot ,% circle, and >t shewld ppoft half g.r -e\"wi. the-- '\yhiih .c.ifete : 1 have taJvon B-ijeeial poiice af tlieso trin*.. uosks jn all ;tJio sehfio'lsj, and find the sftm,o. fivJiiit. -For exa.jii.p.ifej -in. : <3¥eyto\j;n I Worted to t-lvo. iiiflw eih-piy c.o'pMiig rotfi'i), d, Joveiy tecgo rdfjtn. -aivd with all t)ib ; vo!i'tilat'£irs qjop.,. 31m lffiv.c,r iiirtj'.D f'hjii ten clij-ldren'«i ./the rooni, T-ho fad'y assisting mo in the. after'notiij ff;].ti headachy, stek, and faint, and yVbalvl'o. t« go fln ifttttli tho !Wofk (then} was no s'ind.l. of patatj. Tho day s-as hot aiid -gtil'l. wi.lli no -windi

i-rew in-fant- room hero lias tlio saMo fault.,, althonglj ivteit I iii-'rived all thct iviiitlow-s were shut, the toae'her vclnajlemg that sko had lorgottpn to open tlioiiu-

'"Skeiialnina.—Tlio water Siipply to this school sliovld be, tar-i-'ietl 011, as tlio ■pMhousKS Were built for -an. offieieii't one, jiii-d ato yei;y dfea-grceabio wiymuii is ■eertaiuly oiio of the -ino.st ■shnrmi.iigly-:si : .to.nte.tl -solmols % jjavo grotilKts »"jil:d :gai> •dens- in. WWeJi -teacljers and ciiiid.ren tnko a great Bite-rest-. Tho sohßol is ; also well eff in -haviiig a, supply of schijol-froiaii'd _" aniasehitifits, se.e*sams and gjaii-t strides, bai-S. etc., and in .recess'times they.-are all oceupied. This' is sttrd.ly riiucli better for eh-iidi'fen i;h>n ioßing a-boftt the groifflda, "Jlnst-efton-. — : Tljo res>ilt6 hero vrera di-sappo-Mi-ting, as not -30 jier cent, of ehtlaren osaiftined Is-s't year had bee-P. attended to- T-ho rpQWs in this sdjiiffiiare nwieh overcrpwded, -and in the old part of tlie- building are very dark., '.iiiui (lave, the windows at the 'e'lvildreh/H. backs-, si-nd tlio light in ih.e to.achor'ii vjes, Vbriiriid.a-bs used .as Civteiisionnto these roonis, to make them 'lighter, a»d almosi e.peii.-air sflhool-toonis, would ho q, tveisendoufi. Impjovfement.

Jj.iyjsdiMvßc.-Swe -ijt the ottfrtsr o.h.d of sliis.tertfl.rij SO per ecn:fc, .of tho. tihiife'n. c£&mfaed last year liarl bc-eli. ■irtert.ted,' ,1 Was iiilerpstcitofind jiti Jtaitinb.orottß'li tftat sifter their •srjiqbl was tmiJt tkoy fotfncl thjtt tliolr wifidotW did not .aslmi't cyn&ugjl fresh air, and /their comijutteo had t'ho tflfttOln vo'.nttl'jtf.o'i; hung On .1 dfiaiii, so Hint, this voiitila> jbion might bo opened, niitc.ii wider." tlip chnirmftn tiiitpliasised tho ijt'ctj for fittoviiio-ti iiiiiijß qn'oji 'to the ilmtitts disc'lpsccl in ttaV -report, aJul in. partkular ilrpw attention, t<j the figttrcs which mdie*.M. the lvu'nj'li'e.r of eases cif mat* injtfitiott that had biie-is. f.oiiiid in fconta of tiro solionls'. This, )i« thmtiflvt, svns partly the rc,s#.fc of a elnld snatching .a, hastv breakfast, and talting to ■go.iiti"! a Iftirriedly-Gilt Ittnph'So.n, flint was .eateii at tho very first -oppftr-.toivi'ty. Tlvai probably nvisant that thi? : ciiiki had to ko wtttatfc food from Ifj.'SO a,in, 't<> 6 -o'ej-oek si*, jiif.'iiit, pitrlietvhirly ia co.titi* try sphools, where a iourftev )Ww» of swmo distance had to ho liisrtc, Mr, A.:w. Tlorij:: "I IMnk this h % matter of -(stave iwptMtaJicei niid tho. ro-twrt simirM lie fjiwu ;all th* pnbfe-it-v Tw-ssi-Silis,* 1 Mr, .). G.. W v AW»«u.i i ,! Jto<» ft-o pmver to flsk iJm ''ftedioa! iiisptrios; what Isiiid nf food diiliteji ijltiinld have, s '" T Mr. tloKft;. "I. sh.ould tlii.Hk so. Afc l-ittiMe. flic fjispector ftc'it.t ioiukl. a.i'id afto.f Mm eiwxi a inifso, iylifj trtivk his lietes, aficl follo : ive.sl tlift ftfigfjs lij> to tlveu Ijow'ps /Sir, "I SupßOst that t'fe iis 'o irhrtt fferisi 11v» elvlWwu j.-eq'titisij," T!us was .cari'io. , ii,nn, , ifV.in'iOns.ly.

Mr, Aubrey ftmnjvhrie:*, «.? Stupier., who is toiirinjr K'«Vw /'eahiWc!, is sit p)'?--sent an tiotv.il .itßiijfli.iK-U'ivting f«> vlin medied mil tjeiitel profestijoiss his wccJlt Mlvwvh'M far jlßodnc.iiijT jiuy r«gn'SfwJ stage t>'f atwextosia., bcwij; .aliio to praising each M'a<Jf> iiuleftinirlvl IT-Jitt ji-pjatatiis is pomaflwbJy neat • awl siiajik, and, it is -.I'taiiital, can. ho Ssed in cmijflHclioft vvitli a»y .alwsthffj.le Willi <>Sfrt'il:vj'li£ result-!?. The -of aMruw--thcsia, ca-ltal analgesia is hfring lunsely uwil V, the dejrtal pf'o&ssimi'«if kite, tins piiMejjsjs bring .pej'feetiy *vi'iiEi? : mUi; j yet tjrifto iimiitoio fro-sn jron" dn-i"fii.g t-ho varidtrs toWfli Ofltratjajis., Mr* Bjijffiphrjos's apparatus is eJrvhuo.il. t*s be. a great advance on ortens,- ara! tfl have {lie licliftWste'bioß of a-ft-acsthctics for dental purposes to 5 'Very toe ■point, Mr. itvUivpS'irlo.* states that -At ft domonstrnt ion v(!S)to!'d.;iy wonting at thp 'HAlinden Hospital, l)t'. ilcnioW, perforin.- ■ j'il (« oxtensiv-o iibitaiiiiiti ojicrafeu-,, he "being t-jin first in Ns\v JScaJaiirl to iiso iiio ai)jslliHici) to' iljis purpose. \h. H'jM'rfwMi Smith itls.ij tested it tor nft operation nivokwe the removal of a. largo si.oiti'6. JJufcll nycdiesit Jire-nj Mr-, Homph-ri*s. infAfiftCfl a.. Bt>i\ijfio>f reporter, exprosisd tiieriTsqlvcs as wol£ KitislieJ wi.tlf 'iVie- I'e.smlt attained \si% dmiiip and after tb,o operations,