[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough.

  • Stretford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Stretford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ARTIFICIAL, LIGHT TREATMENT. Regular sessions for Artificial Light Treatment, on the lines detailed in previous reports, have continued during the year. The following statements contain a brief summary of the work performed during 1937. Diseases Treated— Rickets. Glands—neck. Malnutrition, General Debility, Anaemia. Skin—Urticaria. Average Duration of Treatment— Usually 3 months which may be repeated after a rest period of A—6 weeks. The average duration of treat¬ ment is shewn in detail in the tabular statements included at the end of this report. Total Number of Patients Treated: 106. Statements are submitted giving records of these cases classified both according to age and according to con¬ dition treated. Average Cost of Current per Hour: \ pence— The lamp is worked off the lighting circuit, current for which is supplied by the Stretford and District Elec¬ tricity Board. Total Cost of Treatment— £ s. d. Cost of current (estimated) . 0 18 0 Operators’ Fees: 124 sessions at 7/6 ... 46 10 0 Average cost per patient (106 cases) ... 0 8 11 Nervous Instability. Bronchitis and Asthama. Alopecia. Difficult Dentition. Psoriasis.