a view,. to, improving the tooth of the boys attending the Southwell Sch,ool, ■' .a, spec*-' aiL diet -was provided,, during' this year and' highly satisfactory results were obtained. An dentist : examined the 'tteeth of tlie-boys at the beginning/ of the year and' divided the boys into classes. Forty-sis per cent, of the hoys had first-class teeth and gulps at the beginning of the year, while an examination conducted this month that the percentage §a4 increased BQ. Milk.'was/ supplied ag tHe principal "boveragej add whpileih?aib''&rea i d 1 substituted for* white bread.. A larger. ration' of; vegetables was supplied and to those wild 1 needled it*' a: concentrate of cod liver oil was givetn. apart from the improved condition. of the ■ teeth, t-liffo was a distinct increase in the weights and ’the /chest * measurements .of. the
toys, a!nd an improvement in their geeneral health- The experiment proved ;tlio value o c plain, r wholesome and regular meals, and the. ini fluencp' teeth' have on the general health!
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12140, 30 December 1933, Page 10
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