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Bromley 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Mastoid 4
Bronchitis 3
Discharging Glands 2
Curvatures of Spine 2
Asthma 2
Alopecia 2
Acne 1
Cervical Adenitis 1
DEBILITY. The courses of treatment varied from
two to six months. Thirty-nine cases showed a steady gain
in weight, improvement in appetite and muscular tone, etc.
Ten showed definite improvement in general condition.
IMPETIGO. Nine out of eleven cases were cured,
and in most cases six to eight exposures were necessary.
CHILBLAINS. Five cases were treated; three
attended regularly, and the treatment was completely successful—the
children remaining free from Chilblains
during the whole winter.
PRE-CHOREIC AND NERVOUS CHILDREN.
Five cases showed improvement, but in one case the treatment
was without effect, and was discontinued.
"SEPTIC SPOTS." This condition has not been
treated before. Two cases were cured, and two cases
improved under treatment.
BRONCHITIS. All cases improved.
MASTOID. This condition had not been treated before.
In each case treated there was an improvement in
the general condition, but the local condition did not yield
to the treatment.
DISCHARGING GLANDS. One case was cured, and
the other case the treatment was ineffective and was discontinued.
CURVATURES OF SPINE. The general condition
of the two cases treated improved and gained in weight
ALOPECIA. These were new cases, though the lamp
is not suitable for local treatment. Good results were
obtained, one case being cured.