YOUNG BRITONS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 12

YOUNG BRITONS.

—‘—— i Ilflflll AND STRONGIR. 1 —— i flDICAL OFFICERS‘ REPORTS. LONDON, April 5. Elementary schoolchildren are big- .” Ind stronger than was the case five years ago. Comparisons made. by iwo school medical ofllcers bear out this conclusion. Lieutenant-(lolonel Conway, school medical omcer for Retlioi‘d. Nuiis, says: Children vnivrlng tho rimmin—tary schools or the. town in loan \\rro one and it half ilu‘ht‘s lullm‘ uni! [ch and a halt '{lflllndh‘ lu‘zn‘irr on an n\‘ri~ age than those who cnirrmi in 1930. The average "schoni-lrm’rr" shuweii An increase of 2.3 inrhes in hrighl and 9.8 p'mmm in wpixm. Those incrrnsrs in hripziii uml weight. Dr. (Innwny points out, ul’u remarkable in View of ”in fact that may have armmpnnied inrrmsml un~ employment and nnnnrial hardship. He gives as reasons for the improvemeat: The school milk scheme. The growingr understanding luy mothers of (nod and lirulih problems. Early medical trruhnvni or minor physical defects and llL‘i‘ilJl Iroub‘ic hy achool dncturs. Better housing conditions, and Improved buildings. Mlik and Sun-bathing. Dr. A. K. Soutnr. school medical omcer (or ihn lslu of Man. has made . silnilar raininu‘isnn nn-r u pi‘i‘imi nt' in years. Mr h.i.~ i'iiunii Hui lhv :n‘mu mm eixhiqvaiwuiil {to} I” H“- ‘ilnlnpnA tar)" schools in It'lif» shimmi u 9min nll' on» anti Hii‘i‘i‘vtiilnl‘in-l‘ inches and t'irm- .invi ihrmv-qiiurivi‘ puiiniis mrr Hm tummn i\_\' i-:‘ lii Nun-5 J2O. ’|‘\\.~l\-.-.)r-.ir nlii lww \\crv on an :w----r urn min ind :iviilmrli-r inrhvs iiiiirr and ihi-w guuiuis hmnrr, while the Kirk A? ”w .\‘lilh‘ .x;.~ \\'ri'r in pounds innumr flllii Hill‘ invh Lilivr. 'l‘hr srhunl milk iiisii'ihuiinn, rnuirr and Ilkhh‘l' ri-iihum, and -'ui-h.iihiiig ~h.irr i‘ii- liniinlixx E'ur i!-.~ uniiruvvlll"lli. in iiiv upuimn ul‘ In: .\‘unini‘. ”'“ll' i‘llii ur' ~un Iniiiiiii; nu lill-iiuuihln-ilii mun-'ll i-l' illi'dli'llith‘ in-nv-iii n-Il uni} ilirwii}~ lvul iuilirm-li). lb} iui'uli'dliiix Hiv‘ I|(‘sil‘i' In i'w‘l illi‘ .\HH .illll .m' \\.ii"niii:‘ .iiul inviqniuiiiii.‘ liu- im-i) I.!Hi.h‘-~ii .ii‘i- i‘wl‘ihing in burden Ulk‘lilél‘ht'.‘ \\'iih 116 M): and

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