PART II.--PROBLEM OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
Section 1.--=A Menace to Modern Civilization=: Feeble-minded, Danger of Unrestricted Multiplication; Lothrop Stoddart's Views; American Army, Psychological Test of; Results and Deductions 5
Section 2.--=Heredity= _v._ =Environment=: Genetics and Heredity; Heredity and Environment, Aspects reviewed; Degenerate Families, Life-histories; Dr. Macgregor, Deductions from his Report; Degenerate Stocks imported, Effect of; Environmental Factor, Importance of; Pre-natal and Post-natal Care, Value of; Housing Problem; Relationship of Impaired Nutrition, Debility, and Disease to Impaired Control; Dietetics and Child Welfare; Picture-shows, Effect on Children, and Recommendations; Venereal Disease Committees' Report as to Effect of Syphilis, &c.; Director Division of School Hygiene, Attention drawn to Report; Excessive Competition, Effect on School-children 6
Section 3.--=Illustrative Cases of Hereditary Degeneracy=: Juke Family; Kallikak Family; New Zealand Cases cited; Sir Robert Stout's Comments 7
Section 4.--=Elements of the Problem=: Basic Phases, Registration, Educational Care and Training of Feeble-minded Children, Oversight and Supervision; Educational Curriculum for various Groups; Residential Schools; Farm and Industrial Colonies for Segregation 11
Section 5.--=Estimates as to Numbers of Mental Defectives=: Education Department Returns; Retardation, Problem of; Feeble-minded and Epileptic Cases, Return showing 12
Section 6.--=Study of Feeble-minded and Delinquent Children=: Methods employed in other Countries; United States of America; New Zealand; Need of Psychological Experts; Tredgold, Quotation from 14
Section 7.--=Method of dealing with Mental Defectives in New Zealand--Present Legal Provision for Notification and Education of Feeble-minded Children and for Care of Custodial Feeble-minded Adults and Children=: Education Act, 1914; Provision of; "Feeble-minded," Definition of; Mental Defectives Act, 1911; English Mental Deficiency Act; Public Schools, Special Classes; Epileptic Children, Education of; Otekaike and Richmond Special Schools; Nature of Institutions and Training, with Suggestions; Caversham Industrial School; Weraroa Boys' Training-farm; Committal, Nature of; Value of Home Life in Comparison with Institutional 14
Section 8.--=Children's Courts=: Committee's Recommendations; Clinics for Physical and Psychological Examination 17
Section 9.--=Policy for the Future=: Notification; English Commission, 1908, Basic Principles laid down; Register of Feeble-minded; Eugenics Board; Dr. Gray's Suggestions; Psychiatrists, Suggested Appointment; Eugenic Board, Proposed Duties and Powers; Departments to control Feeble-minded; Marriage and Carnal Knowledge with Feeble-minded; Parents' and Guardians' Responsibilities 17
Section 10.--=The Question of Sterilization=: Operations, Nature of; X-rays, Use of; American Laws; Dr. H. Laughlin, Chicago, Views; Central Association for Mental Welfare of Great Britain, Opinion on Sterilization; Evidence in support of Sterilization; Committee's Opinion and Recommendation; Eugenic Board's Powers 19
Section 11.--=Segregation= 21
Section 12.--=The Question of Expense=: Cost to State for Want of Supervision, Case cited; Humanitarian and National Aspects 21
Section 13.--=Immigration=: Introduction of Feeble-minded and Undesirables from Overseas; Medical Inspection of Intending Immigrants; System in Force; Committee's Suggestions; Ordinary Passengers from Overseas, Medical Supervision of; "Prohibited Immigrants," Definition of 22
Section 14.--=Summary of Findings and Recommendations= 23