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Primary Examinations.
Amongst the 22 new cases the following Rheumatic man
testations were recorded :—
Rheumatic pains 21
Chorea (suspected) 2
Carditis (definite) 2
Carditis (suspected) 6
Tonsillitis and Infested Tonsils 6
Pyrexial attacks 2
Erythema Nodosum 1
Family Histories.
Of the primary cases, 10 gave a history of rheumatism in th
family, 8 being histories of rheumatic fever in parents and 2 ii
brothers and sisters.
Nervous Conditions.
Recorded in 21 cases—
Highly strung 4
Headaches 11
Night terrors 5
Enuresis 1
Twitchings —
Past history of Chorea or other nervous condition —
Minor degrees of nervous disorders 6
Often a combination of more than one of the above symptom!
was manifested.
Re-examinations.
Of the 27 cases re-examined, none were worse, 2 showed iw
essential change, 20 were improved, and 5 were quiescent.
BLIND, DEAF, EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL AND
EPILEPTIC CHILDREN.
Blind Children.
4 boys are resident in specials schools for the blind. The
institutions which these children attend are as follows The
Worcester School for the Blind, 2 boys; Linden Lodge, 2 boys.j
Deaf Children.
17 boys and 8 girls are resident at special schools for the
deaf. The institutions which these children attend are:—Royal
School for Deaf, Margate, 7 boys and 4 girls; Rayners School
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