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Attendances.
Number of children attending rheumatism clinic 66
New cases examined during 1947 22
Cases brought forward from 1946 44
Total attendances of 66 children under review 116
Environmental Conditions of 66 Children in Attendance.
Unsatisfactory home conditions (material and/or emotional)
19
Children sharing a bed 23
Marked dampness in the home 13
It is considered that no deductions may be based upon those
environmental conditions in view of the widespread prevalence of
unsatisfactory housing at this time, and because emotionally unsatisfactory
home conditions are so often related to unavoidable
material conditions of housing.
Diagnosis of 66 Children in Attendance.
Sub-acute rheumatic fever 26
Chorea (St. Vitus Dance) 7
Established mitral stenosis (rheumatic heart) 6
Functional heart disorder (heart symptoms without any
heart disease whatever) 3
Personality affected by emotional disturbances 15
No abnormality found 9
Total 66
Confirmed cases in regular attendance, which have shown
no rheumatic activity over a period of 6 months 5
Other confirmed cases in regular attendance, which have
shown no rheumatic activity over a period of 12 months 6
Facilities Provided at Various Times during 1947 for 66
Children of Varied Diagnosis.
Medicinal treatment 31
Ultra-violet light 5
Advice only required 23
Resident open-air school 5
School for physically handicapped (Vale Road) 1