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reviewed, prior to admission to the Open-Air School, gained less
than 4-5 lbs. a year. All the children attending the Open-Air
School were regularly weighed; and in the case of 135 of these
children complete weight records are available. By taking a
yearly gain in weight of 4-5 lbs. as a standard, and experience
shows this to be a reasonable estimate, it is found that of the
135 children, 16 gained less than, 88 gained more than, whilst
31 gained at, the standard rate. Of the 16 children who gained
less than the standard amount, 12 suffered from severe and longstanding
under-nutrition, 2 were cripples in poor health on admission,
one was a delicate child from a tuberculous family and
one was an exceedingly nervous lad whose nervousness followed
severe concussion resulting from a motor accident.