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observed no benefit resulting from the treatment. The fact is
that these 19 children made so few attendances that the treatment
was not given a fair trial. The following table gives the attendances
made by these 19 children :—
Number of attendances 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 Total.
Number of children 8 8 1 2 19
During 1936, 95 children were discharged. Of these, 50 were
cured, 20 improved, 6 showed no improvement and 19 failed to
complete the course. No ill effects were shown by the children
and, on the whole, the attendance was regular. A quartz mercury
vapour arc lamp was used and treatment was given twice weekly.
The initial dose was two minutes back and front, and the dose
increased to a maximum of 10 minutes back and front.
Given a suitable type of patient and regularity of attendance,
artificial light treatment will produce results that are satisfactory.
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Mentally Defective Children :
Statutory Medical Examinations.
During the year, some 62 children were referred for statutory
medical examination.
As the result of examination these 62 children were classified
as follows :—
Idiots 0
Imbeciles 5
Moral defectives 0
On attaining 16 years of age—-for supervision under
the M.D. (Notification of Children) Regulations 4
Certified to Local Education Authority as feebleminded
14
Remained under certificate 7
Certificate withdrawn 1
Dull and backward 22
Backward 3
Borderline cases—-to be re-assessed in six months 6
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