MID-MORNING LUNCH IN RURAL SCHOOLS 



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seemed possible to use under the conditions of the study were not refined enough 

 to detect improvements which may have occurred in some cases. 



Table 16. — Number of Six-Year Molars per Child in Which New Caries 



AND Pits and Fissures Had Developed Between the September and 



June Examinations, as Affected by the Mid-Morning Feeding 



(Children 5 to 12 years, inclusive) 



Table 17. — Percentage of Children in Whom the General Condition of 

 the Teeth and of the Gums (Gingivae) Changed from 

 September to June 



Total - 

 Type of Number 



Mid-Morning Lunch of 



Children 



Condition of Gur 



General Condition of Teeth 



Percentage of Children 

 Better Showing Poorer 



June 



Change 



June 



Percentage of Children 

 Better Showing Poorer 



June 



Change 



June 



Evaporated Milk 237 



Evaporated Milk and 



Tomato 135 



All Receiving Lunch. . 372 

 No Lunch — Controls . 161 



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