FOOD' OF RURAL CHILDREN 



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Table 7. Distribution of Milk Scores 



♦Scored on the basis of 24 for one quart a day, smaller quantities in direct proportion. 

 fLess than one per cent. 



native children are the same size (95 from Carver and 93 from Southwick) 

 and since they come from families of approximately equal intelligence and 

 income, the difference in the amounts of milk used by the children is of much 

 interest and importance. As will be seen later, a very significant relation 

 appears between the amount of milk used and the condition of the teeth. 



Vegetable Scores 



The vegetable scores, given in Table 8 for botli towns and shown again in 

 Chart 5, have been computed on the assumption that an optimal daily con- 

 sumption of vegetables should include potatoes once a day, leafy vegetables 

 at least four times a week, and another vegetable (i. e., not potato or leafy) 

 once a day. Every child for whom a record was secured was reported to 



Table 8. Distribution of Vegetable Scores 



*Scored on the basis of a maximum of 23 points for potatoes once a day, leafy vegetables 

 four times a week and another vegetable once a day; smaller amounts in direct propor- 

 tion. 



