Health Of Suva Childreh
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Causes Concern
From Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Jan. 17.
ONIL 39 per cent, of 7,281 school child ren of all races examined by Dr. F.
A. Thomson, a woman doctor who has recently made a comprehensive survey in the Suva district, were classified as being in perfect health, states the annual report of the Fiji Medical Department.
Nutritional ill-health was often found, and signs of dentdl disease were common.
Fatigue appeared to be common, this be ing attributed, mainly, to bad feeding, lack of sleep, lack of fresh air during the night, and overcrowding.