The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE DEFECTIVE
Examination of County School, Chill
dren Shows Startlin State
of Affairs.

N the article by DR.. Thomas d:
Wood startling figures are given OF
the health standard Of the school Chilli
dren of the United States. tie says:
olives are being needlessly sacri-
feed: human power in enormous
quantity is left wholly or partially
undeveloped: economic loss in stag
perinp extent occurs. because scien-
fife knowledge and practical wisdom
are not applied to the prevention or
needless weakness and disease, ana
for tie constructive degclopmcnt OF
the potential health resources OF the
children of our country :,
AT least per cent of the schoos
children in the United States are men
tallv defective. :,
Over | GER cent are handicapped
bv organic heart disease.
At least S per cent have had or
have tuberculosis. :.
s per cent have defective hearing.
Is per cent have defective eyes.
Is Der cent are suffering from NAL
nutrition. the lack of proper kinds OF
food, not ouantitv.
Is to rs per cent have ajenoids,
diseased tonsils or other glandu'ar
defects. :,
10 to 20 per cent weak arches. weak
spines or other joint defects.
so to rs per cent have defective
teeth.
rs per cent have physical defects
which are potentially or actually det-
rimental to health
Most of these defects can be rene
died.
Results in Canyon County.
During the last two weeks before
the schools of Canyon county were
dismissed for the summer physical
examination was made of every child
in attendance at Roswell, Midway.
Lone Star and Franklin schools Thy
conditions as found in these schools
are in all probabilities representative
of those in all the other schools in
the county. Only during the last
week have these reports been sum-
married. and tabulated. These fig
ures are given below Note particu-
larly how they compare with those in
DR.. Woods article. 1t was impos-
sible in the time under the circum-
stances to make all the examinations
at the schools which might have beer
made. The lungs and heart were not
tested. neither were the spines or foot
arches
Number of children inspected, 800
Number children without defects
48. or ISL per cent.
Number parents consulted, 10.
Number children under medical
care, l.
Number children under dental care
90. or f0H per cent.
Number of notices sent to parents
156.
Number OF children very poorly
nourished. SO. or 1913 per cent.
Number of children only fairly
nourished, 20, or 22H per cent
Number children with defective
teeth. 81. or 30 rer cent.
Number children with defective
hearirc 20 mr. hII rer cent
Nrr,her cti,d-a, ,-'.h dAf~rti~e
~v~s:oh. % ~ ~ no. con.
N.,+,ho- cLrd-~r --:4t n-Ir-r-d .o-
80 40 'ov< - -c-l
N.,--he- .LIi-a-- ---;.t '-,f~>i -,
ete o- 2 nov cont
Nu-,her ct;idrc, With --'aroed
~Ia-ds % cr 2 ner cant
Numhnr children with ade-oids "
cr sH per cent.
Nu,,ter children hav;no nod sr-
pica' attention, H. or less than ne'
cent.
Number children with sim cru"
.;o-, az or IS mr. cent.
Number children having tendenc'
toward tuberculosis. 7 or 2 rer cent
What Is tn. Tro,'ble?
Whv should the children of Can
yon county be below the norma
standard for the United States? |.
it because we give more careful at
tention to the cultivation of our crop,
than to the health of our children:
Is it because we think "our chill ircJ
deserve less effective ph seal carr
than do our livestock" Is il because
we thing more of the dollar thar o
the future citizen? We must get bus'
now We must take care of thesc de
fects in our children. We must max
them more efficient bv giving then
the advantage of good health.