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Show County Nurse Makes Report The report of the conditions found by the county school nurse, Miss Sarah Tooth, during the past year will prove of interest to tho parents. Miss Tcoth sent, in her report, but too late for last week's publication. It is herewith printed: Following is a report of the conditions con-ditions found among tho 2.102 school children examined in the South Sanpete San-pete school district during tho year just closed: Enlarged tonsils and adenoids .... 9 50 Defectivo teeth 1323 Defective sight 4 20 Defective hearing 4t! There were 179S children weighed and of this number 597 were under weight, i.i.d 119 were .10 per cent or moro under weight, i As "summer time is growing liui" it is hoped the parents will take t'.id-ed t'.id-ed interest in the underweight child, says the report Study ils needs, and if physical defects arc tho handicaps preventing tho child from developing, develop-ing, havo them corrected at once, thereby allowing I hem to become as nearly normal as possible before I ho winter work is again resumed. It is very desirous thai I he child going to school for the lirst time next school y -Mi', be in as good condition as possible. Have a dent 1st and physician phy-sician examine your ) hildren frequently fre-quently and follow the advice given clos'-ly. Miss Toolli came In from Manll Tuesday and will remain until Ibe lirst of the coming week. She is al the hold and hopes lo meet with many of the parents, of the children. |