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Chorea oases.
There were 18 cases of Chorea. Of these, 5 had definite
carditis, 10 slight or suspected, and 3 sound hearts.
Family Histories.
In the case of 19 families (17.6%), either the father or the
mother had had rheumatic fever or chorea. In 5 other cases
(4.6%) a history of rheumatic fever was obtained in near relatives
of the parents. In the case of 21 children (19.4%) their brothers
or sisters gave a history of rheumatism or chorea.
Skin Conditions.
Recorded in 97 cases.
Fair 65 (67%)
Dark 32 (33%)
Moist skin and an history of liability to sweating was
recorded in 16 cases.
A history of flushing and rashes in 19 cases.
Nervous Conditions.
Recorded in 108 cases.
Children recorded as highly strung 89 (82.4%)
Headaches 60 (55.5%)f
† Occasional 26 (24.1%)
† Frequent 34 (31.5%)
Night terrors, etc 49 (45.4%)§
§Slight 36 (33.3%)
§ Severe 13 (12.4%)
Enuresis 14 (13%)
Twitchings 30 (28%)
Often a combination of more than one of the above symptoms
was manifested.
Catarrhs.
A history of various catarrhs, not tonsillitis, was reported in
12 cases (11.1%).
Tonsillectomy.
Operation reported in 13 cases (12%).