CHILDREN'S TEETH
1 vesligatioiv of the condition of t|, o teeth ochildren attending the State schools .ham llial 0,,1.y 174 per cent of children Mvo perfect sets of teeth, w ,i?c <lontui-canes exists iv 68.98-per"" cent, oi cases. | Iho. condition of teeth among "Null vo cluldron, however, is much better showing perfool," teot.li. A comparative return ..compiled by tho Division of School Hygiene. shows that Maori cluldron aver age four carious or treated teeth per head as against eight such in a white child This is attributed to tho less proportion of refined starchy foods, the higher proportion of vegetables, and the diminished consumption of sweets oaten by the Natives bchool medical oflicors report that- children living in institutions, such as orphanages, whore shnpjo. j-ugnlar meals are provided, tend to liavo beUer t«ot!i tho.! pave Ihosu living ia their parental liuiuts.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1924, Page 5
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141CHILDREN'S TEETH Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1924, Page 5
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