Ever since the turn of the century the incidence and severity of acutf rheumatism have been steadily falling. In 1889 Cheadle stated that acutf rheumatism was the commonest cause for admission to hospital and was als? frequently seen in private practice. A similar state of affairs is revealed by ̂ figures for admission to one ward at the Bristol Children's Hospital in charge of Dr. Edgeworth who...

AMONG chronic diseases in the United States " rheumatism" ranks first in prevalence, second in producing disability, second in producing invalidity (permanent disability) and fourteenth in causing death. Among the 127,000,000 persons in the United States there are 6,850,000 with " rheumatism," considerably more than the combined figures of those with heart disease (3,700,000 cases), cancer and ...