The latest round of updates shared by the Northern Territory Emergency Response has revealed that a large population of children does not show up for follows up treatments.

According to the study's figures, an extra 1,200 health check for children were undertaken between October 2008 and June 2009, which brings the number of kids who have undergone a health check, in the Northern Territory areas, to over 10,000, or 65% of all the eligible population.

Oral health problems, ear diseases and skin conditions were the most common problems. But only about 38% of the children who had been referred for dental care had been checked.

The report has been compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and shows that nearly 21% of the children who had been referred to go ahead and see an ENT specialist never showed up for their checkups.

"The idea is that they have an understanding of how the health services are capturing children who need the service. And with this one I think it is highlighting what the health issues that children have in the Territory, or the prescribed areas of the Northern Territory", said the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's Indrani Pieris-Caldwell. The evaluation of the report will continue and include all data collected till June next year.