[Report 1929] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / School Medical Officer, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The rickets cases all iinproved under treatiiicnt. Thirty cases of tuhercidosis were treated during the year, most of them l)eiug glandular. All those wdiose courses were completed show^ed some improvement, but ,not to such an extent as other obsei'vers have obtained with the (Jarbon-Arc lamp or from continuous direct sunshine. At Bridgwater and Yeovil the interesting experiment has been tried of combining artificial ultra-violet light with real sunshine on all davs wdien tlie latter wnas available, and Dr. SIxad states “the progress made has, 1 think, been greater and more permanent than at centres where this was not possible.” RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE. The scheme which was outlined in my two previous reports has been in operation during the whole of 1929. Under the scheme we get accurate diagnosis as to wdiich children are true rheumatic heart cases, we try and get earlier recognition of this condition, many cases being overlooked in the early stages, and in particular investigation is under¬ taken into the environmental conditions wu'th a view to discovering the factors which lead to acute rheumatism. A further aim is to obtain treatment tor these cases ill institutions wdiere that is considered necessary. At present nothing has been done in this direction. During 1929 seven Heart Clinics were held as follows:— Centre. Number of Clinics held. Cases examined. Cfomily. 'Faiiulon. Itridgwater. Total. Eadstock 1 13 0 0 13 Taunton 4 44 11 1 56 Weston-super-Mare 1 13 0 0 13 Yeovil 1 10 0 0 10 Totals 7 80 11 1 92 These children have been grouped as follow'S;— Suffering from rheumatic heart disease Suffering from congenital heart disease Not suffering from heart disease, doubtful cases, or cases under observation ... 36 11 45 92