Abstract
Physical status of eighty five thousand nine hundred eight youngsters of primary, middle and high school in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1945 and 1948 were examined. The results will be summarized as follows 1. The provincial groop whose amelioration of the physical status between these year period was most evident was that of Higashiusukigun to which succeeded those of Nishimorokata gun, Minaminaka-gun, Miyakonojo-city, Nobeoka-city and Miyazaki-city. It was concluded that the suburban groops were faster in returning to the prowar status than the city groops. 2. In 1945 the physical status of Miyakonojo-city groop was the best to which succeeded the groops of Higashiusuki-gun, Minaminaka-gun, Miyazaky-city, Nobeoka-city, Nishimorodata-gun. It was generally noted that the physical status of city groops excelled that of suburban groops, and male groop excelled female groop. 3. In 1948 male groops also excelled female groops. 4. Improvement of dietary custom, increase of dietary allotment or giving the youngsters the complete school rations are to be advised for the city groops, the author thinks.
