. Nutrition and growth in children. The nu-trition clinic serves a fourfold purpose: 1. It relieves the special departments by tak-ing care of simple cases of malnutrition in itsnutrition class. 2. It gives opportunity to study problemcases sent in from nutrition classes in neighbor-ing schools and community centers, and directsthe progress of unsolved cases from one depart-ment of the hospital to the other. The com-pleteness of its history and examination formassists the special departments by supplyingdata that aid in their diagnosis and treatment. 3. It offers a demonstration in first-handh
. Nutrition and growth in children. The nu-trition clinic serves a fourfold purpose: 1. It relieves the special departments by tak-ing care of simple cases of malnutrition in itsnutrition class. 2. It gives opportunity to study problemcases sent in from nutrition classes in neighbor-ing schools and community centers, and directsthe progress of unsolved cases from one depart-ment of the hospital to the other. The com-pleteness of its history and examination formassists the special departments by supplyingdata that aid in their diagnosis and treatment. 3. It offers a demonstration in first-handhealth instruction to parents, teachers, students,social workers, nurses, and physicians. 4. It acts as a clearing house for childrenwho most need the benefit of summer camps,outings, or institutional care. The attendance of the parents is necessaryat every meeting of the nutrition clinic. Whenboth parents are present the diagnosis is fre-quently made clear at once. Their observationof the child in his normal environment at home 224. •J. * - — q a t« a < a •,.o Eg a- a - — DB M . en w * a b£-£ -*«» =
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