The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-11
SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE
 TEETH EXAMINED
R,r-1.2oO CHILDREN EXAMINED. ss TO 9ssb FOUNDeTO HAVE DE-
 FECTTVE TEETH.
tspeelal to rhe Farmer.1

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 Stratford. June 11.4Following an exhaustive examination of conditions dn the Stratford public schools as re- lEards mouth hygiene and care of the teeth, Dr. F. J. Leonard, the local i6entist. who without charging the town a cent for the work, examined tfhe mouths of all the school children iof Stratford, has filed his report of fthe work done and the conditions which he found existing here in Strat- iford.
 To say that his report contains iEtartiing information would hardly be 5expresSing it in strong enough terms. sOf 1900 children examined 95 to 99 per cent were founds to have defective reeth. Conditions ranged from simple icaEities to mouths in deplorable irondition. In the Center school where b55o pupils are enrolled only one boy FvTas found with a. fawIess set of teeth. The negligence of the parents was shown in their not insisting upon the iuse of the brush at least. once a day. k1Or. Leonard tried to impress upon the tchiIdren the value of cleaning the heeth daily and by impressing the ichi1dren with the importance of clean ang the teeth and instructing them in aoral hygiene he was directly respon- lsib1e for many mouths being put into healthy condition
 The work which Dr. Leonard took iupon himself to do will be of untold value to the children affected. The sSvork which he has done is exactly rhe kind of work which pr. Alfred c. M-ones and other Bridgeport dentists are trying to have done in that city. 1f the parents will only cooperate kvith Dr. Leonard now and insist upon Hhair children brushing their teeth as l7ae instructed them to do 1t will be found that there will be an immediate and marked improvement in the f-,-T .1Y- r.F rFaII for. fs a proven fact that nothing keeps a child hack in his studies more than bad aeeth-
 The examination of the teeth of all fae school children in the town was a great task and has only just been com bleted after several months of cor ktant attention Dr. Leonard who car hfed out the task is deserving of the thanks Of the whole community for Ahe part he played in doing this work.
 Vital Statistics.
 The vital statistics filed in the town Sclerk's office for the month of May l$hoW that during the month there occurred in Stratford/ 8 births, T deaths, and 3 marriages. Two pairs pf girl twins were among the births 1 The births for the month were as Follows. To MT. and Mrs. Tony Dieso, May 1. twin daughters; to MT. and M1rs- William Edward Burstein, May B daughter; to MT and Mrs. Frank AIathus, May 5, a daughter; to MT. hrd Mrs Henry Cornelius DuBois, May $. a sons to MT and Mrs. Vincent We1evsky, May IT, twin daughters; to E4r- and Mrs August Undsderfer, May H0,a daughter; to MT. and Mrs. George William Portens, May 20, daughter: Ao Mir and Mrs. Frank D. Seaman, Afay 21, a son; to MT. and Mrs. Wal Der J. Cleary, May 26, a daughter; co Edr. and Mrs Moses Hyde, May 27. a kdauxnter: to Mir and Mrs Archie Ed knond Cransom, May B, a daughter
 The deaths were as follows: May S, Gcttliebe Kitch: May 1, - DuBois: mEay 6, Olive Bevan Hughes; May 12, Charles W. BIakeslee: NFG7
 Dunn; May 20. Marcus c. Garry; My R4, John Carroll.
 Marriage licenses: May 2, Ruben M. RowIey and Elizabeth Miller, both of Bridgeport; May 12, Heber Durham hRnd Beatrice Derby; May IT, Joseph Eeyanaugh and Mary Frances Hughes. Formal Opening June 2s.
 The date of the formal opening of n11e new Weatogue Country club has Been postponed from June 21 to June Re This is due to the fact that many bf the members of the club made hsans for June 21 previous to the an Mouncement that the club would open .pn this date The 21st will be one snf the big days at Yale and many To- fczI people are planning to be in New Haven on that day.
 Lodge Notes.
 Rfrs. Print Hale will entertain the hnembers of the Evening Star Sewing lcsrcIe at her home on Broad street, Friday afternoon
 The regular meeting of the Shep- herds of Bethlehem will be held in sz--