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ripe for consolidation and clarification of the various acts and
regulations governing these children, and the present age limit
of 9 years under the Child Life Protection provision of the
Public Health Act, 1936, could, I believe, with advantage, be
advanced to school leaving age in order to maintain sequence
of supervision.
Adoption of Children.
During the year under review three persons gave notice of
the placing of three children under 9 years of age for the
ultimate purpose of adoption. There were at the end of the
year five such children under our direct supervision. There
we thirty children legally adopted during 1944, which were
under the supervision of the Education Authority.
Clinic Treatment of Children under 5 years.
Treatments in 1944 :—
Eye Clinic 42
Minor Ailments 74
Orthopaedic Clinic 92
Dental Clinic.
Appointments kept 55 Fillings completed 32
Discharged — treatment Extractions completed 18
complete 14 Dressings completed 10
Extractions under gas 18
The importance of an adequate dental service for the under
five years is becoming more than ever evident.
War-Time Nurseries.
Elmfield Road Nursery.—The Matron reports as follows :—
The Nursery year has been very successful, notwithstanding the
difficulties arising through enemy air activities. The beginning
of the year was marked by good attendances in both sections
of the nursery. With the first flying bombs the attendances
popped, but not so drastically as would have been expected.
From 15th June to the 5th September twenty-three were
evacuated under the Government scheme, mostly with their
mothers, but some went with organised parties. Of these
children 10 returned at various times. The places of the rest
were filled by children from the long waiting list. Between the