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children in the public schools of that city that already have per- 

 manently damaged hearts. If this be true for New York City, a 

 like condition must exist in other cities. According to the age 

 of patients referred to this Department, the percentage of chil- 

 dren is very small. 



AGES OF SEVENTY CARDIAC PATIENTS 



Ages Number of I*atieiits Ages Number of Patients 



1-10 5 45-55 13 



10-15 8 55-65 6 



15-25 8 65-75 5 



25-35 12 75-85 1 



35-45 12 — 



Total 70 



This shows that the greatest number of people suffering from 

 heart trouble are between the ages of twenty-five and fifty-five. 

 This is just the time of life when a person should be at his very 

 best physically. This shows also that the number of children sent 

 to the Department is not so great as should be. This probably 

 is due to the fact that little attention has been given to the heart 

 trouble of school children either by the school doctors or school 

 Qurses. Just so soon as the magnitude of this problem is made 

 public, active preventive work will no doubt be started. 



The number of men and women who suft'er from heart trouble 

 is very nearly the same. This table shows that they are equally 

 susceptible : 



PATIENTS, ADULTS AND CHILDREN, LIVING 



Men 38 



Women 39 



Children 22 



Total 99^ 



The social status of these patients is also of interest. Some 

 think that those who live the unnatural life of a boarder or those 

 who have suffered the calamities that lead to the divorced or 

 widowed class are more prone to heart trouble. The following 



^ The information concerning sex and approximate age could be obtained 

 when the exact age was not Iniown. This accounts for the discrepancy in th« 

 last two tables. 



