Tucson Citizen in Tucson, Arizona

England reports one sixth of schoolchildren physically or dental defective

An Associated Press dispatch from London cites a report by the chief medical officer of the Board of Education noting that at least one-sixth of England’s 6,060,000 pupils are physically or dentally defective or diseased to the extent the state would aid. The Manchester Guardian warns the finding signals a national threat, while the system of welfare from mothers’ schools to homes aims to remediate through doctors, nurses, and volunteers.