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at the same time, and the Solarium was closed for three weeks in
August. This arrangement has worked well, and as many
patients, especially school children, become irregular in their
attendances during the holiday months of August, there has been
little or no disadvantage to patients.
There was no change in the general equipment of the
apparatus, and maintenance in this direction was limited to the
rejuvenation of quartzburners, the output of which deteriorates
when subjected to prolonged usage. Individual treatment is
conducted in cubicles and the group system has been maintained
for school children and toddlers.
This Clinic is of great value to the Tuberculosis Officers,
who report improvement in many cases.
Good results, previously noted, have been achieved in cases
of tuberculosis, particularly, in suppurative or non-pulmonary
conditions. The treatment is also of high value in helping to
maintain a patient's condition after his return home from Sanatorium.
Uniformly good improvement was obtained in the Maternity
and Child Welfare section, both in ante-natal cases and amongst
children suffering from rickets and from malnutrition and debility.
As stated last year many patients were referred for treatment
for chronic rheumatism conditions, and, in approximately twothirds
of these cases, an improvement is noted with amelioration of
suffering.