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Moist skin and a history of liability to sweating was recorded
in 20 cases.
A history of flushing and rashes in 35 cases.
Nervous Conditions.
Recorded in 145 cases.
Children recorded as highly strung 121 (63.4%)
Headaches 86 (59.3%)*
*Occasional 83 (57.2%)
*Frequent 3 (2.1%)
Night terrors, etc. 66 (45.5%)†
†Slight 60 (41.4%)
†Severe 6 (4.1%)
Enuresis 21 (14.5%)
Twitchings 50 (34.5%)
Often a combination of more than one of the above symptoms
was manifested.
Catarrhs.
A history of various catarrhs, not tonsillitis, was reported in
9 cases (6.2 per cent.).
Tonsillectomy.
Operation reported in 48 cases (33.1 per cent.).
Re-Examinations.
Four hundred and seven re-inspections were carried out. In
31 (7.6 per cent.) of these the conditions had become worse; 1
(0.2 per cent.) was considered to be non-rheumatic; 65 (13.5 per
cent.) stationary; 234 (57.5 per cent.) were definitely improved;
and 76 (18.7 per cent.) quiescent.
Environment and Other Conditions in Rheumatism Clinic Cases.
Reported in 132 cases.