[Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.
- Cumberland County Council
- Date:
- 1926
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![C 5 S6 19. ( D EB I LITY) 73 JO JO fNj N fO JP V. N N to 29. 6 26 N 0) ■s. jp C> 9.11.26 Ssf. Olbs. 13 U • / n - / to 8 / 9 •V. • / 9 ?, / 7 / 6 .v: / • S v. 1 f- 4 / / s 3 \ f 4 St. 2 lbs. Case 19.—Girl, 12i Years.— C.W. Marked anae¬ mia and lethargy Feels cold acu¬ tely, and is easily fatigued. Has “ rheumatic ” pains in knees, and slight thy¬ roid fullness. Has improved very much, much more active, pains gone. General condi¬ tion pretty good. This case started on iodised sweets but latterly im¬ proved most ra¬ pidly on C. lodi. Pastilles. Case 20.—Girl, 12 Years.—L.B. ■An adopted child, born under handicap of being illegiti¬ mate. Guardian statesjdias always been delicate, and “difficult to rear.” Repeated attacks of St. Vitus’ Dance and rheumatism. Constipation marked, very easily fatigued and lethargic, and no appetite. Has small goitre. N.B.— Mother also had a goitre, and family comes frejm Derbyshire. Has imyjrovcd very niueli under ( . lodi. Lie]., ]iastilles and iodised sweets (as usual, most marked increase of weiglit is when taking sweets). .\p])etite \'astly im])roved, thyroid very much reduced. Guardian states it “ lias made a new girl of her.” (N.B.—Syrup f'erri lodi was tried, liut had to be abandoned owing to sickne.ss and headaches it ])roduced). A very difficult (but satisfactory) case.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29132368_0077.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
