Berck-sur-Mer
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Berck-sur-Mer is a year-round climatic station in France known for its mild sandy beach and sea bathing. It specializes in heliotherapy and is particularly indicated for rickets and bone and joint tuberculosis, while being contraindicated for pulmonary tuberculosis and certain cardiac and nervous conditions.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
BERCK-SUR-MER (Berck-sur-Mer), a climatic station in France (Pas-de-Calais department), functioning year-round. It is famous for its mild sandy beach and sea bathing. The climate in Berck-sur-Mer is maritime; its characteristic features are: significant clarity of the sky, richness in ultraviolet radiation, constant freshness of the air, small fluctuations in daily and annual maxima and minima (on average, minimum in summer +17°C, in winter -5°C), frequent sea winds. Heliotherapy by the sea is particularly well conducted during the 5 summer months; both direct and diffuse (scattered) solar radiation are used. Berck-sur-Mer is indicated for rickets, glandular and bone and joint tuberculosis, and for some non-tuberculous bone orthopedic diseases. It is contraindicated for pulmonary tuberculosis, for nervous and cardiac diseases, and for children of the very youngest age. Berck-sur-Mer has up to 30 different orthopedic sanatoriums and is an orthopedic center where special courses for physicians are read annually. The scientific school of Berck-sur-Mer for 60 years has been propagating conservative treatment of bone tuberculosis.
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“Berck-sur-Mer.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/berck-sur-mer/