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This number of examinations may on first sight seem very
satisfactory, but further consideration reveals that it is far
from adequate. It is estimated that there are at least 7,000
children in the Borough between one and five years of age and as
approximately 2,250 individual children were examined the proportion
coming under the supervision of the medical staff is barely
one-third. Perseverance in home visiting should gradually lead
to better attendances for medical examination and it is in this
direction that work among the children should be developed.
Treatment of Defects.—A scheme of medical inspection without
means for dealing with the defects found would be of little value.
Hence for all children under 5 years of age there are available the
same facilities for treatment of defects as are available for school
children. With the child welfare and the school medical departments
accommodated in the same buildings the task of referring
defective children for treatment is an easy one.