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Rheumatism Supervisory Centre
Fortnightly sessions continued to be held in the paediatric
department of the Prince of Wales's General Hospital under the
direction of Dr. Ian M. Anderson, M.D., F.R.C.P., consultant
paediatrician. The number of new cases seen during the year was
nine. Of these, five were female and four male:-
Rheumatic fever 5
Innocent Cardiac Murmur (other cases) 2
Streptococcal State (Allergy) 2
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202 children remain on the register of the supervisory centre,
and of these, 52 made 108 attendances, while in addition a number
were seen in the ordinary paediatric out-patient sessions. These
202 cases were classified as follows:-
Rheumatic fever 64
Rheumatic carditis 42
Rheumatic carditis with chorea 5
Chorea - uncomplicated 5
Rheumatic arthritis 5
Congenital heart lesions 54
Rheumatic pains 1
Streptococcal Allergy 3
Other cases 23
202
96 males
106 females
Hospital School
I am indebted to Mr. J. Power, M.A., Borough Education
Officer, Tottenham, for the following report:-
"The teaching of the children at St. Ann's Hospital and at the
Prince of Wales's Hospital has progressed smoothly during the past
year.
Although the schoolroom is established in the Prince of Wales's
Unit at St. Ann's Hospital, there has been considerable development
of individual teaching in other wards, including tuition of pupils in
cubicles in the tuberculosis wards. These patients, who are not in
the infectious stage of the disease, are in their early teens. Tuition
is specially important for them as often they are preparing for G.C.E.
or other examinations.
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