. Mother and child . noid operations were shown to benecessary by the examination ofthe school physician when theirunderweight was first but one of the other failureswere traced to contagious diseasesor to lack of co-operation in keep-ing health rules or in removingdiseased tonsils. FEEDING THE UNDERWEIGHT The school in which the demon-stration was carried on rose fromfifty-fifth to third among the Kan-sas City schools having the fewestunderw^eight children. Figuresmay sometimes lie, and boys andgirls who court the approval oftheir group have been known to de-pa
. Mother and child . noid operations were shown to benecessary by the examination ofthe school physician when theirunderweight was first but one of the other failureswere traced to contagious diseasesor to lack of co-operation in keep-ing health rules or in removingdiseased tonsils. FEEDING THE UNDERWEIGHT The school in which the demon-stration was carried on rose fromfifty-fifth to third among the Kan-sas City schools having the fewestunderw^eight children. Figuresmay sometimes lie, and boys andgirls who court the approval oftheir group have been known to de-part from the truth in order tomake a favorable showing on healthcrusade score cards, but fairly ac-curate scales in the hands of theteacher come very near to tellingthe truth; and in so far as normalweight and normal gain can betaken as an index of health, thescales furnish an acceptable check onthe health habits of these children. The demonstration has led inKansas City to the adoption of the HEALTH IN THE SCHOOL 173. (.ourtesy of Miss Maud Brown, Supervisoi of Hygiene, Poiyiechnic School, Kansas City, Kansas. Daily Tooth-Brush Drill in Cherry Street School. ])Ian of placing scales in everygrade school and a chart of normalweights in every room. All chil-dren ten per cent underweight arethoroughly examined and are giv-en mid-session feedings of milk andlil-raham wafers. The physical edu-cation department recommends thechildren needing extra food, andthe domestic science departmentfurnishes the food, much of whichis paid for by the Anti-tubercu-losis Association. Dental and othersurgical and medical treatment is se-cured for those who need it throughthe co-operation of the school, par-ents, and medical agencies. THE SPREAD OF HEALTH TEACHING The child health movement issucceeding in the schools because it is flexible and alive in has obtained accurate physicaldata and achieved the co-operation,and understood the interests of thechild. Most of all, all availableagencies
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