View report page

Of these 158 children, 99 came under the heading of " Debility."
Artificial light treatment is an excellent tonic ; and in the case of
debilitated children it often acts like a charm. The child who was
listless and easily tired, pale, low-spirited and with a poor appetite
becomes—after a course of treatment varying in length for different
children—zestful and hungry, alert and happy.
" Light " treatment is helpful and often curative in certain
skin diseases (boils, styes, etc.), and in alopecia. Of the 18 children
treated in 1936 for boils, styes and blepharitis, 10 were cured,
6 improved, and only 2 derived no benefit from the treatment.
Of the 10 asthmatic children treated, 8 were re-examined and
only 3 improved. In the case of these 3 children it was the child's
general health that improved, the asthmatic condition being
uninfluenced.
Of the 14 children with bronchitis, 10 were re-examined and
of these 9 had improved.
It is unfortunate that, in the case of 64 children, no data were
available at the end of the year. This group included those children
who began treatment after October 31st, 1936 ; those who we re
absent on the days of medical re-examination; and those who
failed to complete the course of treatment. Nineteen children
failed to complete the full course. It might be suggested that the se
nineteen children ceased attending the clinic because their paren ts