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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



TABLE No. 16 

 ANGLO-SAXON MALES 



In the above tabulation it is obvious that the c/hildren drinking milk 

 weigh more than the children who do not drink milk. Taking each age 

 independently and inspecting the column of "Average Weight" shows for 

 example, that children 4 years old average 38.16 pounds, while the chil- 

 dren of the same age not drinking milk, average 36.25 pounds. Follow- 

 ing down these columns item by item, shows that with the exception of 

 the children 12 and 15 years of age, the children of all other ages who 

 drink milk weigh heavier than the children who drink no milk. 



These figures are sufficient to suggest a relationship between the 

 quantity of milk consumed and the physical condition of the children. 

 The relationship between physical condition and mental condition is so 

 well recognized, that it is unnecessary to state that the child who is healthy 

 and strong is also more vigorous mentally. 



If a sufficient number of statistics could be compiled, it is believed 

 that the relationship between milk drinking and a healthy condition of 

 the child would be even more striking than this. The figures in the above 

 tabulation, however, are sufficiently striking to show that this method of 

 inquiry deserves much greater attention than it has received and that 

 great benefits could be expected not only for the public school children 

 of Rochester, but for the public school children of other cities, if these 

 children could be regularly weighed and measured and information 

 secured as to their daily diet, especially with respect to milk drinking. 



As an example of the extent to which some cities have gone in this 

 matter, it is interesting to note the action taken by the city of Seattle, 

 Washington, under the able direction of Doctor Ira C. Brown, Medical 

 Inspector of the Seattle Public Schools. Last year 97,000 examinations 



