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Sunlight Clinic.
The Sunlight Clinic is held on Tuesdays and Fridays
at 3 p.m. There were 1477 treatments last year of
whom 120 were new cases. The majority of these were
general debility which responded readily to treatment.
Out of 82 cases of general debility 70 made good progress
showing steady increase in weight and improved appetite.
Ten did not continue treatment long enough to benefit
by it, and two showed improvement -without gaining
weight.
Acne.—Two cases were treated; one showed a negative
result and one slight improvement.
Alopecia.—Seven cases were treated with local and
general exposures. Five were cured after five
months' treatment, but two did not continue long
enough to show improvement.
Intestinal Catarrh.—One case was treated and showed
good results.
Nervous Children.—Ten children were treated; nine
showed distinct improvement, gaining weight, eating
and sleeping better. One did not benefit by the
treatment.
Enlarged Glands.—Five cases were treated, all showing
good progress.
Chilblains.—Three cases were treated ; two were cured
and one improved during the short attendance at the
Clinic.
Rickets.—Three cases were treated and in all the cases
the condition was greatly improved.
Impetigo.—One case was treated which cleared up rapidly.
Rheumatic Cases.—Six cases were treated. Five made
good progress and the other did not continue
treatment.
Report of the School Dental Surgeon for 1933.
Inspection.
The annual dental inspection of scholars attending
elementary schools was carried out during the year. In
1932 every school received a dental examination, as is