1. The average incidence, per annum, was 1.56 in the hospital and 795% of rheumatic fever uses had organic rheumatic heart disease.
2. The highest seasonal incidence was in the Spring(peak in April). The winter season was next.
3. The highest age incidence in children occured between the ages of 5 to 8(peak in July), which accounted for about 4760 of total rheumatic fever patients.
4. Male children were predominant in sex incidence at the rate of 5:3. This is probably to some extent due to the oriental custum of putting importance om male, rather than female children.
5. Major clinical manifestations were as follows:
a. Carditis 7996 (of cases)
b. Migratory polyarthritis 3566
c. Chorea 39,/
d. Erythema marginatum & annulare 1866
e. Subcutaneous nodule I6o
f. History of reccurent attaks 37%
6. The incidence of rheumatic fever was closely related to the other streptococcal infections such as acute tonsillitis, scarlet fever and erysipelas.
7. Continuous administration of oral penicillin (250, 000 U. /d) or sulfadiazina-(0. 250. 5 gm/d) for prophylactic use against reccureat attacks was found quite; satisfactory (94%).
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