New Ulm review., 1920-11-17
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MALNUTRITION
SCHOOL NURSES REPORT RE-
VEALS THAT 40 PUPILS
ARE AFFECTED.
DEFECTIVE VISION AND TEETH
AND ENLARGED TONSILS
ALSO PREVALENT.

AND ENLARGED TONSILS
ALsOPREVALENT.
Malnutrition is the principal defect
found by Miss Emma Potter, loca
school nurse, in her physical exanlina-
tion of the pupils of the local grade
schools, as we'll as of the Catholic
and Lutheran parochical schools o1
this city during the month Of October
according to her report which was
read at the regular monthly meeting
of the board Of education, Monday
evening of last week. That this con
dition is, in a great measure, at least
due to faulty mastication OF food, is
shown by the fact that the school
nurses report reveals that no less
than 106 pupils were found to have
defective teeth. However, not all
cases of malnutrition are directly
traceable to dental trouble, as some
children are careless in the matter OF
properly masticating their food.
Neary One-Half Def ective.
Miss Potter's report shows that
nearly one-half of the pupils examined
by her during the past month were
found to be detective. The total
number of children examined was
324, of which 1873 were affected with
some more or less serious malady,
Of the latter, 10 were afflicted with
malnutrition, 106 with detective teeth,
81 with enlarged tonsils and "a with
defective vision, while there were two
cases of defective hearing, nine OF
notwithstanding and one OF enlarged
knee. Five pupils were excluded from
attending school. Of these four had
symptoms of chicken pox and one
showed a temperature. These figures
included the cases in all of the local
grade schools, as we'll as in the two
parochial schools.
Miss Potter's duties are confined
to the pupils of these institutions, but
it is possible that the high school,
students will also be included in her
routine of examinations in the near
future. She visited the six schooo:
huildinqs-Emerson, Washington
Lincoln and Franklin, Holy Trinity
Catholic and St. Pauls Lutheran
60 times during the past month, which
is an average of 10 visits to each scho ool
In the Public Schools.
Two hundred and sixteen pupils
of the four public schools mentionee
were examined by Miss Potter il
October. OF these 120 were found t<
be detective, while 20 detective cases
enumerated in her previous report
have been corrected. The defects
found included the following: Nutri
ton, II; teeth, 72; enlarged tonslls
32; vision, Is; mouth-breathing, 5
hearing, 2, and enlarged knee, !
There were two exclusions for symp:
toms of chicken pox and one fol
temperature. Twenty-Five cases o
defective teeth, three OF defective
vision and one of enlarged tonsils wer'
corrected, while one case OF defective
hearing is under treatment.
Y Fifty-two cases Of detective teetl
were referred to dentists, while /:
children were advised to consult ;
physician and 10 to an oculist. Five
pupils were inspected by the schoo
nurse, who treated six cases in school
gave 29 class talks, superintende'
five toothbrush drills and visited A
homes during the month. Miss Potte
also reports that number OF childre!
have received treatment free OF charg
from local physicians and dentists.
At the Lutheran School.
At St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran parochis
school Miss Potter examined a itots
of Al pupils, among whom she foun
la to Be defective. The defect
enumerated in her report are Ma
nutrition, 16, teeth, 12, enlarge
tonsils 5, and vision, l.. Three case
Of dental trouble have been corrected
while seven others were referred to
dentist. Two pupils were exclude
from attending school due to shown
symptoms of chicken pox. At 5thi
school, Miss Potter gave four clae
talks and conducted two tooth-br rus
drills.
At the Catholic School.
/ 'Sixty-seven pupils Of Holy Trinit
1 Catholic school were examined by tt
school nurse last month, and AZ
| these were found to be defective,