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Show School Child Should Be In Best Condition By Dr. S. G. Paul, Health Director and Medical Inspector, Salt Lake City Schools. About September 1, hundreds of children in Utah will have a ' new experience they will be entering school for the first tiuie- Too often this is considered - a . routine matter, and parents don't give it any thought other than to be proud of the fact that the child is old enough to go to school It should be recognized that entering school brings a great change in the child's life. From a life of more or less freedom, he is plunged into a life of ' routine and restriction. He is I suddenly brought into a new lifo i or existance. I It is important that the child I be in the best physical condition j to adjusit to this change, and it is the duty of every parent to 'see to it that the child i3 phys- ically fit. The child is going to have enough mental and psycho- , logical adjustment to make with-' out being physically handicapped. Focal infections from bad teeth and infected tonsils may have a marked effect on the child's health. He is not acutely sick, but only half-sick. He has a. poor appetite, is fussy about his eating, I Is cross or irritable--all because he is half-sick. These symptons should be taken into consideration consider-ation and the child given a thorough examination. Without going in detail into the preschool life of the child. It is essential that every child entering school should be in the I best physical condition and if he ! ha3 nt ueen ude' medical su-1 su-1 pervision, he should have a complete com-plete examination before entering school. |