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Skin Conditions.
Recorded in 101 cases.
Fair 61 (60%)
Dark 40 (40%)
Moist skin and a history of liability to sweating was recorded
in 21 cases.
A history of flushing and rashes in 17 cases.
Nervous Conditions.
Recorded in 123 cases.
Children recorded as highly strung 97 (78.8%)
Headaches 72 (58.6%)†
†Occasional 34 (27.7%)
†Frequent 38 (30.9%)
Night Terrors, etc. 61 (50.2%)§
§Slight 44 (35.8%)
§Severe 17 (14.4%)
Enuresis 18 (14.6%)
Twitchings 36 (29.3%)
Often a combination of more than one of the above symptoms
was manifested.
Catarrhs.
A history of various catarrhs, not tonsillitis, was reported in
26 cases (18.2 per cent.). The increase in this percentage is
probably due to the difficulty in ascertaining from parents the
meaning of "catarrh."
Tonsillectomy.
Operation reported in 25 cases (17.5 per cent.).
Re-Examinations.
246 re-inspections were carried out. In 24 (9.8 per cent.) of
these the conditions had become worse; 12 (4.9 per cent.) were
considered to be non-rheumatic; 49 (19.9 per cent.) stationary; 118
(47.9 per cent.) were definitely improved; and 43 (17.5 per cent.)
quiescent.