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As far as possible complete breast-feeding is re-established, but there
are often insurmountable obstacles to it, such as ill-health in mother or
child, or delay in seeking advice leading to partial involution of the
breast. Preservation of partial breast-feeding however, is infinitely
better than a complete relapse to the bottle, which would have occurred
in most cases if help had not been at hand. Illness or some other cause
prevented a few cases from completing attendance and the exact result
in them is not known.
I must, in conclusion, thank the Nursing Staff for their skill and
care, and my colleagues for their cordial co-operation.
H. ST. H. VERTUE.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Dr. E. M. Layman, the Medical Officer in charge of Artificial Sunlight
Treatment, has submitted the following interesting report:—
I have pleasure in submitting my report on the work of the Light
Department for 1933.
I report on 343 children, classifying them as follows:—
Rickets 53
Disturbed Dentition 124
Delayed Dentition 10
Malnutrition 56
Debility 52
After illness 20
Various 28
1. Rickets.— Five cases were purely muscular, and all did well.
The fat, flabby child, too weak to stand, develops under our eyes into a
prize toddler, given a long and regular course. The majority, mixed and
bony rickets, were, as usual, good attenders and benefited greatly.
Of the 53 cases, 45 were successes, 10 being "marked successes,"
7 were moderate successes, and one ceased too soon. For this disease
we are a necessity. Sunlight, real or artificial, with cod liver oil, is now
everywhere known to be the specific treatment for avoidance, arrest and
cure.