"Show Hands!"-Child Welfare Work In Fiji.

EARLY morning inspec tion at a native koro in Fiji: children, with hands extended for exam ination, await the welfare worker. Note the large bottle of castor oil held by the serious-faced young lady at the left!

During the last decade there has been marked improvement in the health of Fijian women and chil dren and in the care of the home. This is due mainly to the work car ried out under the schemes of the Central Executive Council of Child Welfare in Fiji. Women’s Commit tees of four have been formed under the supervis ion of district N.M.P.’s and trained native nurses, and they daily inspect the chil dren for cleanliness and minor ailments.