Missouri Home Makers' Conference, 



595 



by the dean of our State Medical School, who is a specialist 

 in eye, ear, nose and throat diseases. . 

 The following score card was used: 



THE MISSOURI HOME MAKERS' CONFERENCE. 

 OFFICIAL SCORE CARD FOR THE BABIES' HEALTH CONTEST. 



Name 



Age, yeiars. 



.Months Days. 



Boy, girl. 



Date of entry. 

 Local address. 



GENERAL INFORMATION. 



Name of father 



Nationality Age... 



Name of mother 



Nationality Age.. 



Parents early life spent in city or country 



Was this child vigorous and strong at birth? 



Child breast-fed Time. 



Bottle-fed : Time. 



Kind of artificial food given regularly 



Has the child had his food, exercise, baths, etc., by a regular or by an irregular schedule? 



Has the child slept in the open air or in bedrooms with open windows? 



What diseases has he had? 



Official record, head and neck. 



Measure- Individ- 



ments. 



ual 

 score. 



Stand- 

 ard 

 score. 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 

 8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 



Circumference of head 



Length width 



Eyes — size, shape, setting 



Ears — size, shape, position. . . . 



Nose — size and patency 



Mouth, tongue, palate, tonsils. 



Teeth 



Neck and larynx 



Trunk and limbs. 



Weight 



Height 



Chest 



Waist (at navel) 



Symmetry of body 



Forearm and hand 



Calf and foot 



Muscular poise in walking, sitting and power of handgrip. 



Skin — quality, coloring, etc 



Skeletal symmetry and proportions . . 



MentaUty and alertness 



19. Disposition 



20. Expression and attention 



21. Nervous balance and co-ordination. 



6 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 3 



6 

 6 

 6 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 6 

 5 

 3 



2 



8 



10 



