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Example of success:—
E. D., 16 months, breast-fed to i year, 6th child, walked at
15 months, rickety and in poor condition. 8 teeth,
weight, 171b. 70Z. Began to cut 4 teeth at once, with
loss of weight, but from 6th exposure did extremely
well in every way. Discharged after 32 exposures,
weight, 191b. 70Z.
Example of failure:—
D. H., age 2 years 2 months. Poor condition. Rickety
bowing of R. leg, 16 teeth. Weight 271b. 100z. After
gaining 6oz. in 4 exposures, child steadily lost weight
and condition remained poor. Exposures were diminished
from 6 to 4 minutes, and red light ordered, but
child ceased to attend after 18 exposures. Weight
271b. 40Z.
This case, like the one under (a) appears to be a case constitutionally
unfitted for this treatment.
(c) Muscular Rickets, 25 cases.
Of these: 15 were successful.
7 ,, moderately successful.
3 failed to improve.
Example of success:—
G. F., 14 months, breast-fed to 1 year. Teething. Weight
21lb. Has never walked, muscles very flabby, condition
poor. Exposures twice interrupted by illness, but
attended altogether for 20 treatments with marked
improvement all round, till discharged. Weight
231b.
(The failures attended irregularly.)
Delayed Dentition, 24 cases.
Of these: 14 were successful.
6 ,, moderately successful.
4 failed to improve (these failed to attend
properly).