Ringworm, its diagnosis and treatment / by Alder Smith.

  • Smith, Alder.
Date:
1880
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Credit: Ringworm, its diagnosis and treatment / by Alder Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PERCENTAGE. not be admitted into Christ's Hospital, and yet, dur- ing the last five years the average percentage of boys that have had the disease unknown to their parents, or have been thought to be quite well when first brought up for admission is 8'4. The following table will show the number of boys (age from eight to ten years,) coming up for examination here for the first time, and the num- ber of cases of ringworm of the head detected among them *.— Christ's Hospital. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. Total in 5 years. The number of boys ex-) amined the first time, ( supposed to be quite C free from ringworm ...J 193 190 174 187 205 949 The number of ringworm) cases (of the head) de- > tected J 15 20 10 19 16 80 Age 8 to 10 years—Aver- \ age percentage ) 8-4 During the five years many of these boys were examined over and over again, and in all there were 143 more postponements, during this time, of boys brought up a second, third or even a ninth, or tenth time. With regard to girls, very few have been ex- amined here until within the last few years.