The Trend of Antisyphilitic Treatment.

sequence, the disease in the infants took on such a mild form that it did not manifest itself until many years later. Col. Harrison had spoken about the number of men who would be needed to do all the Wassermann tests required, but provision should have been made for this. The suggestion had not been sprung upon the country. In 1928, this Society had made the suggestion that routine antenatal testing and treatment should be carried out, and it was obvious then that, if the Government acted upon the suggestion, a number of additional serologists would be required. Health visitors should be trained to educate the mothers, and they would play a great part in the future of this work. If the mothers were properly educated by tactful health visitors, he felt sure that few mothers would raise any objection to being tested. He hoped the discussion would arouse the profession. The trouble was that in this Society we were preaching to the converted; we wanted to teach those who did not know what can be achieved in this matter. Even if only a few thousand children were saved every year from premature death, from blindness, or from an asylum, it would be worth while, and no effort should be spared to attain this end.