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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
X.63 Sex, female. Age, 12 years. Height, 140 c.m. Weight, 29 kilograms.
Number in family, 7. Number of rooms, 4. Condition of home, fair. Insufficient sleep.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Tuberculosis dispensary.
Result—Losing weight (28.6).
X.l Sex, female. Age, 12. Height, 131 c.m. Weight, 25 kilograms.
Number in family, 6. Number of rooms, 4. Condition of home, poor. Father, drunkard, in infirmary.
Mother, epileptic. 16 children, 5 died of fits.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Convalescent home.
Result—Getting on well.
X.52 Sex, female. Age, 12. Height, 128 c.m. Weight, 27 kilograms.
Father died, of phthisis.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Malt and milk from dispensary.
Result—Worse, losing weight (26 kilograms).
X.186 Sex, female. Age, 12. Height, 153 c.m. Weight, 27 kilograms.
Number in family, 5. Number of rooms, 3. Condition of home, poor. Mother a widow, wonts.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Infirmary.
Result—Still in infirmary.
X.97 Sex female. Age, 12. Height, 120 c.m. Weight, 21 kilograms.
Number in family, 6. Number of rooms, 5. Mother a widow.
Oil and malt recommended.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Excluded from school.
Result—Losing ground (weight, 20 kilograms).
Y.200 Sex, male. Age, 5. Height, 99 c.m. Weight, 16 kilograms.
Number in family, 5. Number of rooms, 2. Condition of homo, poor. Father has phthisis. 12 children
dead.
Cause—Tuberculous peritonitis.
Action—Had treatment, operation, convalescent home.
r Result—Improved "cured." Weight increased (17.4).
Y.222 Sex, male. Age, 6. Height, 101 c.m. Weight, 14.3 kilograms.
Number in family, 7. Number of rooms, 3. Condition of home, poor. Father in infirmary.
Cause—Enlarged glands tuberculous ; poverty.
Action—Help from Guardians ; boy sent to convalescent home.
Result—Still ill nourished.
X.101 Sex, female. Age, 12. Height, 128 c.m. Weight, 24 kilograms.
Condition of home, very comfortable.
Cause—Tuberculosis; otorrhoea. !
Action—Tuberculin treatment; going to a sanatorium.
Result—Good.
X.160 Sex female. Age, 12. Height, 132.5 c.m. Weight, 23.6 kilograms.
Number in family, 9. Number of rooms 6. Condition of home ? fair. Insufficient sleep. Mother
a widow.
Cause—Pht hisis.
Action—Milk at school, parent paying. Dispensary treatment.
Result—Improved.
X.274 Sex, female. Age 12. Height, 136 c.m. Weight, 30.2 kilograms.
Number in family, 7. Number of rooms, 5. Condition of home, " fair." Father, "bronchial." Mother
works.
Cause—Tuberculous glands.
Action—Medical treatment and cod liver oil.
Result—Getting worse.
Y.6 Sex male. Age, 5. Height, 102 c.m. Weight, 15 kilograms.
Number in family, 5. Number of rooms, 5. Condition of home, good.
School doctor advised oil.
Cause.—Phthisis.
Action—Sent to Chest Hospital; oil obtained from there.
Result—After three months, no improvement, lost weight (14 kilograms). After six months, improved,
gained weight (16.2 kilograms).
Z.10 Sex, male. Age, 5. Height, 96 c.m. Weight, 15 kilograms.
Number in family, 9. Number of rooms, 3. Condition of home, unsatisfactory. Sleep, not enough.
Closed windows. Home feeding adequate, but injudicious.
Cause—Phthisis. 1
Action—Attended hospital 16 weeks between inspection and re-inspection.
Result—Not improved.
Y.20 Sex male. Age, 5. Height, 94 c.m. Weight, 15 kilograms.
Number in family, 5. Number of rooms, 3. Condition of home, "poor but not necessitous."
Cause—Tuberculous glands, rickets, unsatisfactory mother, injudicious feeding, premature birth, neglect.
Action—Medical treatment.
Result—No improvement, lost weight.
Y.97 Sex, male. Age, 6. Height, 115 c.m. Weight, 17 kilograms.
Number in family, 2. Number of rooms, 3. Condition of home, poor. Mother consumptive.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Sanatorium.
Result—Still away.
Y.231 Sex, male. Age, 6. Height, 82 c.m. Weight, 12 kilograms.
Number in family, 6. Number of rooms, 2. Condition of home, poor. Father died of phthisis. Mother
works.
Cause—Phthisis.
Action—Excluded from school, medical treatment, admitted to infirmary.
Result—Still away.