The nature of congenital abnormalities; birth injuries; vomiting in the first week of life; individual causes of intestinal obstruction in the newborn; imperforate anus; respiratory difficulties in the newborn; infections, care and transport of the surgical newborn; spina bifida and hydrocephalus; infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; intussusception; circumcision; birthmarks; cleft lip and palate; surgical aspects of jaundice; the spleen; hernias; scrotal swellings; gastro-oesophageal reflux and oesophageal hiatus hernia; rectal bleeding and minor anorectal conditions; the umbilicus; recurrent abdominal pain; acute abdominal pain and appendicitis; constipation; Hirschsprung's disease and malabsorption; urinary tract infection; urinary tract malformations; haematuria, injuries to the urinary tract and calculi; nocturual enuresis; genital abnormalities; intersex; undescended testis; fractures; osteomyelitis; disorders of the skeletal system; limb malformations and paralyses; postural defects; the limping child; the head and neck; congenital heart disease; the chest; accidents and casualty; burns and scalds; head injuries; abdominal masses in infancy and childhood; malignant disease; pre- and postoperative care.