LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The school nurse is the most efficient link between the school 



and the home 67 



Team work between physician and nurse in Toledo, Ohio . 76 

 The equipment of this Rochester dental clinic cost about $700 1 02 



Dental treatment costs less than the extra schooling bad teeth 

 involve 102 



Too late for effective treatment . . . . . .114 



Each missing upper tooth renders useless the corresponding 

 lower tooth . . ... 114 



Every pupil in Rochester, N. Y., needing dental inspection 

 receives it . . 120 



Toothbrush drill in New York City 120 



Persistently neglected teeth become mere putrescent stumps . 1 29 



Reason enough for retardation; enlarged tonsils mean lowered 

 vitality 129 



Waiting for the school physician in Toledo, Ohio . . 1 48 



Throat inspection in the Orange, N. J., schools . .148 



About 10 per cent of the school children of our cities suffer 

 from malnutrition 155 



Typical adenoid faces showing mouth breathing, flattened 

 noses, and protruding eyes . .170 



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