JUVINILS CRIMINALS.
According to a New York official report, thyroid glands, adenoids, and other abnormal growths, as well as hereditary taints, i are more often responsible lor the appearance of youngsters In the children's court of New York than natural -wickedness. Recognising this truth, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has secured permission to establish, quarters at the courthouse, ■where all juvenile offenders may be medically examined, and, if necessary, with the parents' consent, operations will be performed •which In many cases, it is declared. Trill prove of greater service in reforming wayward children than sentence to a penitentiary. Mrs W. K. Vanderbllt, It isstated, will subscribe liberally to defray the necessary expenses. "Adenoids are the greatest culprits," it Is declared, and the annual report of the children's court emphasises the need of more park and play space, as seen in the fact that one child out of every seventy-five Is arrested in Kew York yearly. .*,-■•
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 67, 19 March 1910, Page 15
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