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ENGLISH CHILDREN'S HEALTH. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, Noveinher Id. The Hoard of Education report on the medical inspection of school children emphasises the surprising falling oil in the physique of rural children. It says that the count iv bred children were formerly far superior in health and physique to the town bred ones; hut now instead of the chubby laces, pink cheeks, bright eyes and sturdy iraines. the country schools, apart from the funnel's’ children, are full <>f pale-faced anaemic, under-sized and under-fed children. Tim change is atti United to the migration of the most lit to the towns. Rad housing, lack ol siifiieient and suitable food and inter-marriage among the unfits has left behind the over large families. The repoi t suggests that as the times are not sufficiently advanced to apply eugenics to marriage tfie only avai'.’aLle relict will lie by a search for new bleed by the encouragement of town dwellers to return to the country.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1924, Page 3
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