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of the fed and control groups after the influence of colds was eliminated. Changes 

 in amount of subcutaneous tissue and in muscle tone do not seem significant. 

 It may be that these last do not reflect the changes in nutrition quickly or that 

 the methods of describing these conditions were too crude to indicate slight 

 changes. 



Further analysis of the numbers of children showing changes in nutritional 

 condition as judged from the medical records is given in Table 10. After dis- 

 carding for colds, etc., this shows a slight increase in the percentage who improved 

 from September to June and a smaller percentage who were in poorer condition, 

 which was largely due to the children receiving the evaporated milk. The most 



Table 10. — Percentages of Children Whose Condition as Shown by the 



Medical Examinations Changed During the Experimental Period 



Accompanying a Mid-morning School Feeding 



Type of Mid-Morning 

 Lunch 



All Children 



After Discarding for Colds, etc. 



Total 



Percentage 



Tota 



Percentage 



Number Better Showing Poorer Number Better Showing Poorer 



End of Change End of 

 Period Period 



End of Change End of 

 Period Period 



September to January 



Tomato Concentrate Ill 38 4-1 IS 



[Pasteurized 42 57 24 19 



.1 Evaporated 421 7.3 20 7 



I Evaporated plus Tomato 146 62 26 12 



[Total 609 70 21 9 



All Receiving Lunch 720 65 25 10 



No Lunch— Controls 284 27 41 32 



January to June 



Tomato Concentrate Ill 27 4S 2.5 



[Pasteurized 42 43 26 31 



j^ilk I Evaporated 399 25 48 27 



I Evaporated plus Tomato 131 37 32 31 



■ [Total 572 30 42 28 



All Receiving Lunch 683 29 43 28 



No Lunch— Controls 285 31 45 24 



September to June 



Tomato Concentrate 113 36 40 24 



[Pasteurized 44 54 23 23 



Milki Evaporated 406 70 20 10 



J Evaporated plus Tomato 138 66 20 14 



[Total 588 68 20 12 



All Receiving Lunch 701 63 23 14 



No Lunch— Controls 285 33 35 32 



97 



36 



374 74 

 471 67 

 162 .30 



43 



20 

 25 

 44 



49 



21 



38 55 26 19 



276 79 17 4 



60 69 28 3 



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