Show Dr r. r Prestwich Discusses FERA Health Program A new era of child health and child development as a result of government activity In n protecting the health cf children was predicted by Dr James E. E Prestwich at the Lions club luncheon luncheon luncheon lunch lunch- eon in n a talk tatk on the FERA health program pro pro- gram grant In discussing the FERA program Dr Prestwich pointed out that funds had hadeen been een made available to care for th the e health needs need of children whose parents parents par- par cannot afford to pay for correct tive ve medicinal and am surgical services He explained that examinations of all aU school children are being made by th the e doctors of or the community and where when conditions are found that need corr correcting correcting cor cor- cor- cor r parents will will willbe be notified an anin and andin in n cases where the parents cannot pa pay for or the Ute necessary treatments It n willbe will wille be e paid Ald from government funds He pointed out that an Increase Inthe in the he number of children with goitre had ad been rioted doted and that corrective measures measures' would undoubtedly be started started start- start ed d immediately This condition shows wh what t can b be done with such a program pro pro- gram gram ram During recent years goitre treatments have been given In hi the school and a a. very marked decrease decease n the he number of children having goitre resulted This year the treatment was discontinued continued and the percentage has ha s shown lown an alarming increase Supplying under nourished children with additional and proper food tood was wu referred to to toas as another very important Import- Import ant nt move toward health Improvement Under nourished children are given a feeding of needed fOO foods In the school with the the result that a marked improvement improvement improvement im im- provement In n health and child chUd devel devet- Is noted The same Is being given In other defects such as eye trouble nose ose throat teeth and other troubles He e reported that unusually poor conion con- con lion ion of the childrens children's teeth prevailed and nd that the were working to to- to gather ether In an attempt to correct this In l his a connection Dr o. o Anderson reported reported re- re ported that the dentists had found that about two ninety-two per cent of the children had defective teeth and that under the new program much could be accomplished to overcome overcame this |