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For recovery after illness, 46 cases.
Of these: 27 were successful.
11 ,, moderately successful.
8 failed to improve.
Example of success:—
C. F., aged 13 months. Measles when being weaned a
month ago, debilitated ever since, no attempt to walk.
5 teeth. Steady improvement in every way. Discharged
after 15 exposures. 16 teeth, walking, gain in
weight 41b. 6oz. in 2 months.
Three of the 8 failures attended well. One was suffering from fear of
neighbouring child and improved after a long time when this ceased to
disturb her. (During 1929 this case has markedly improved during a
fresh course). Two were disappointments to us. The 5 others failed to
attend properly.
Restlessness, 9 cases.
Of these: 3 were successful.
3 ,, moderately successful.
3 failed to improve.
Frelfulness, 4 cases:
Of these: 1 was moderately successful.
3 failed to improve.
Nervousness, 6 cases.
Of these: 4 were successful.
1 was moderately successful.
1 failed to improve.
(Mongol, 1 case. Advised no improvement could be expected.)
Mental Deficients, 2 cases. Both improved in general health,and
one was reported by mother to be more controlled and intelligent, but
improvement could not be observed at the clinic.