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Of the 71 cases discharged for observation at school, 18 were
examined during the year, 10 were found to be permanently
cured, in 8 cases the condition was considerably improved and
the children are being kept under observation.
At Valentines Clinic, 217 individual children of school age were
treated by the Masseuse during the year and 2,122 attendances
were made by these children.
She also treated 78 children, who made 1,031 attendances at
the Mayesbrook Clinic.
(d) Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—48 sessions were held at Valentines
Clinic and 29 at Mayesbrook Clinic. 40 children in all were
treated, making 637 attendances. The lamp used in each case is
a mercury vapour one, the whole of the body surface being exposed,
commencing with a minimum of one minute and reaching a maximum
of ten minutes' exposure. The conditions treated were as follows:—
Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition 22
Pulmonary Fibrosis 4
Bronchitis 3
Bronchiectasis 1
Asthma 1
Adenitis 7
Corneal Ulcer 2
16 cases were still attending at the end of the year. Of the
remainder, 2 had left the district, and in 1 case the parent had
discontinued treatment. All the others were discharged from
further treatment, having improved, although no dramatic results
were obtained.
The Masseuse attends the Valentines Clinic for orthopaedic
treatment on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning and afternoon
and Friday morning, and for artificial sunlight treatment on Monday
afternoon.
She also attends the Mayesbrook Clinic on Tuesday morning
and afternoon for orthopaedic treatment and on Wednesday morning
for artificial sunlight treatment. A total number of 340 sessions