Only Ten Perfect Sets Among 267 Examined Under the auspices of the Bureau of Public Health and Social Welfare the City of Greater Shanghai children of " local school were recantly given'a physical examination, and it was found that out of 207 pupils, less than ten had perfect teeth, or that more than 98 per cent. of the pupils had more or less defective Teeth.
This, suggests the "China Times." should receive Immediate public tention. Tt is not only that poor teeth ead to diMeulty in chewing and thus ead to indigestion but also that the ext generation cannot afford to grow up under adversity, as it has extra ordinary tasks to perform in the resent' programme of national reconstruction.
An unhealthy and weak people cannot carry the important role expected the next Chinese generation, and the leaders and the parents of the country now should pay particular attention to the recent dental report; and in the opinion of the "China Times". physical examinations children should be made in all parts China,
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