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The following is the report oi' Dr. Eva Morton who is in
charge of this work at the hospital: —
"The number of children of school age receiving ultra violet
light treatment at the West Ham Clinic during the year 1937 was
112, the smallest number since the clinic was started. As before,
a large number of these children were cases of debility, often
associated with anaemia. The conditions for which treatment was
carried out in these 112 cases were as follows: —
Debility 44
Psoriasis and other skin conditions 16
Bronchial catarrh 15
Alopecia 12
Malnutrition 9
Cervical adenitis 6
Rheumatism 5
Other conditions 5
Improvement or cure was noted in practically all the skin
cases which completed their course of treatment, and this was
also true in respect of the alopecia cases, although some of these
were still under treatment at the close of the year. Eleven children,
most of whom were suffering from debility, attended on less than
12 occasions—many of them on less than 6; but apart from these,
by far the greater number of children who attended with some
degree of regularity were discharged as ' greatly improved.'
The smaller number of school children attending has, for the
past two years necessitated a reduction in the number of weekly
sessions which are set apart for them. Two sessions are now
sufficient for this purpose instead of three as formerly."
VIII. FOLLOWING UP.
The system of following-up is intended to secure the attendance
at the clincs of all children who have been recommended for
treatment. When information has been received that a certain
child requires medical treatment an appropriate card is filled up.
Two different cards are in use, namely for minor ailments and for
defects of vision respectively. In the event of the child failing to
keep an appointment or ceasing to attend the clinic a follow-up
card is filled up and the appropriate nurse visits the home and
makes a report upon the card. A separate following-up card is
made out for every defect which may develop in the future. The
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