Physical efficiency in children / by Sir James Crichton-Browne ; the Presidential Address delivered before the medical section of the International Congress for the Welfare and Protection of Children, held in London on the 15th July, 1902.

  • Crichton-Browne, James, 1840-1938.
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1902
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    THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE WELFARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, Held in tlie G UIL DM A L.L,, LONDON, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th July, 1902, UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF EARL BEAUCHAMP. REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS. Containing the Text of the Papers read, and the full Discussion thereon. With Portraits of the President of the Congress, and of the Presidents of the different Sections. Royal 8vo. About 350 pages. 2S. 6d. net. The Congress is a continuation of a series inaugurated some years ago, and held in Florence in 1896 and Buda-Pesth in 1899. At the latter place the Archduke Joseph received many hundreds of Delegates from all parts of Europe. The Congress was attended by Delegates from the Colonies, the United States, and the various European Countries. Many Boards of Guardians and most of the leading Organisations dealing with Children were represented. The following Papers are contained in the Volume :— Hygiene and Sanitation in the Home and at School, by Dr. John F. J. Sykes, D.Sc. Public Health Edin., {Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, &-c, drc). The Oral System : its Development and Limitations, by Miss Garrett (Philadelphia). The Need for Greater Elasticity in the Use of Methods in Deaf-Mute Instruction, by Rev. F. W. G. Gilby [Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb). The Training of the Blind, by Dr. Campbell (Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood). Physical Training for Children, by Dr. Francis Warner, F.R.C.P. (Physician to the London Hospital, &-c). The Treatment of Abnormal and Degenerate Children, by Dr. Boncouf.. Imbecile and Feeble-Minded Children, by (a) Dr. G. E. Shuttleworth (Medical Expert [M.A.B.] Rochester House Inst, for Improvable Imbeciles; Consulting Medical Officer to the National Association for Promoting the Welfare of the Feeble-Minded, &c.) ; (b) Dr. Martin W. Barr (Chief Physician to the Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) Training School for Feeble-Mindcd Children). What becomes of Weak-Minded Children ? by Miss Mary Dendy (Hon. Sec, Lancashire and Cheshire Society for the Permanent Care of the Feeble-Minded). Epileptic Children, by Dr. Fletcher Beach, F.R.C.P. (Physician to the West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases ; Physician to the Chalfont Colony for Epileptics), Care of Epileptic Children in Germany, by Dr. H. A. Wildermuth (Sanitatsrath), Stuttgart. The Relation of the State and Parental Control, by Mr. C. S. Loch (Secretary of the Charity Organisation Society). The Law, the Child, and the Societies, by Mr. E. Fellows Jenkins (Secretary and Superintendent of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). The American System of Probation Officers, by Miss Ada Eliot (Probation Officer of the City of New York). Extension of the Area of Reformatory and Preventive Work, by Mr. John Trevarthen (Secretary of the Philanthropic Society Farm School, Rcdhill). The Reclamation of Vicious Children, by M. Aleanel (Paris). The Reform of Young Criminals, by (a) Miss Rosa Barrett ; (b) M. Flandin (Paris). Employment of Children (including Street Trading), by Mr. Robert Peacock (Chief Constable of Manchester). Legislation to be Recommended for Children in Moral Danger, by M. Passez (Paris). Migratory Children, by (a) Mr. Macdonald (Society P.C.C., Edinburgh); (b) Colonel Gerard C. Clark (Children's Aid Society). Free and Compulsory Education, by Mr. T. G. Rooper (H.M. Inspector of Schools). Technical Education and Industrial and Physical Training, by Mr. J. G. Legge (H.M. Chief Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools). Proposed Government Registration and Inspection of Voluntary Homes, by Rev. E. de M. Rudolf (Founder and Secretary of the C. E. Homes for Waifs and Strays). Infant Life Protection, by Dr. T. N. Kelynack, M.D., M.R.C.P. (Lond.). Boarding-Out, by Miss Mason (Local Government Board Inspector of Boarded-Out Children). Patronage hors de la Famille, by A Parisian Delegate. Le Placement Familial, by M. Bessiere (Paris). Homes and Refuges, by Mr. Arthur J. S. Maddison (Secretary of the Reformatory and Refuge Union). Patronage dans la Famille, by M. Oudin (Paris). P. S. KING & SON, Orchard House, 2 & 4, Great Smith St., Westminster. Publishers to the London County Council, School Board tor London, and other Public Bodies.