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Nutrition and health status survey of school children

Part II: Urban school children in Vellore town, North Arcot district

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    A total of 1375 pupils from seven different schools spread among five areas in Vellore twon were examined in a nutrition survey combining physical examination and blood analysis.

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    Clinical and biochemical evidences of nutrition deficiencies are presented. Signs indicative of deficiencies in riboflavin and vitamin A were common. Thiamine deficiency was not encountered. Clinical evidences of ascorbic acid deficiency and niacin were negligible.

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    Haemoglobin values below 100 Gm./100 ml., and serum albumin values below 4 Gm./100 ml. were present in 12.9 per cent and 8.1 per cent of the pupils studied.

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    Emphasis is laid on the need for school health programmes which include routine medical inspection of children, nutritional education and supplemental feeding.

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  1. Vellore

    B. R. H. Rao, C. E. Klontz, V. Benjamin, P. S. S. Rao & Begum Almas

  2. Nutrition Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India

    M. E. Dumm

  3. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India

    M. E. Dumm

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  1. B. R. H. Rao
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  2. C. E. Klontz
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The studies were supported by a grant from the Williams-Waterman Fund for the Combat of Dietary Diseases of the Research Corporation, New York, N.Y., U. S. A.

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Rao, B.R.H., Klontz, C.E., Benjamin, V. et al. Nutrition and health status survey of school children. Indian J Pediatr 28, 203–213 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02758067

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