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less energy, faith or patience, or sometimes less real desire to feed their
child. These are less likely to do well. Useful signs of probable failure
are:—(i) a tendency to talk more about her own health than the baby's;
and (ii) a marked predilection for cosmetics.
H. ST. H. VERTUE, M.D.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Report of Dr. E. M. Layman, the Medical Officer in charge
of Light Clinics.
I have pleasure in submitting my report on the work of the Light
Clinics in 1937.

Rickets.
Three of the 25 cases were purely muscular and 22 had bony changes,
6 being severely affected and the rest slighter cases, mostly of bowed
legs with muscular flabbiness as well. The two failures were a young
child in very feeble health, sent into the Wards for building up; and an
older boy who needed a long stay in country air and was sent to Carshalton.
Two severe cases attended Hospital for surgical treatment and also our
Clinic at suitable intervals for many months with unflagging zeal,
pursuing light treatment on hospital advice. This was no easy task
for the mothers and has been rewarded by great benefit to the patients.
Disturbed Dentition.
Our largest group gave us considerable satisfaction as usual. The
disorders attending dentition are often severe, and the children reduced
by loss of sleep. They respond extremely well to U.V.R.