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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hornsey 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE "C."NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS

TABLE "C."

NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS

DIAGNOSISSECONDARY CONDITIONSTREATMENTRESULT
PRIMARYTOTALTONSILS & ADENOIDSDeafnessNasal CatarrhEnlarged Tonsils and AdenoidsDiastolisationAntiseptic TreatmentProetz DisplacementTonsils and AdenoidsCuredImprovedStill under Treatment or ObservationLeft or Lapsed TreatmentReferred to Hospital for OperationDeclined Treatment
Conservative TreatmentOperative Treatment
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNoPQ
Sinusitis: Rhinitis.38Operation before Clinic14......1289....62321
No Operation24......2119136252952l
Nasal Obstruction: Rhinitis.18Operation before Clinic5......411....311......
No Operation13• •....11162..2524....
Nasal Catarrh:51Operation before Clinic53....4..21..1..21..l
No Operation465..3336..715111861210....
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids.18Operation before Clinic..............................
No Operation18......1....71210242....
TOTALS125..1258..3379293831254518332423
(ii) Children under 5
ABCDEFG1 HIJKLMNoPQ
Nasal Catarrh.37Operation before Clinic1......11........1........
No Operation36....322142 113688613..l
Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids.17Operation before Clinic..............................
No Operation17......53..1314273..l
TOTALS54..54....32818226712111316..2