Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE C.
Diagnosis. (Primary) | Total. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Secondary Conditions. | Treatment. | Result. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deafness. | J Nasal Catarrh. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Diastolisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Proetz Displacement. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left or Treatment lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Declined Treatment. | |||||
Conservative Treatment. | Operative Treatment. | ||||||||||||||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | |
Sinusitis: Rhinitis | 7 | Operation before Clinic | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Nasal Obstruction , Rhinitis | 16 | Operation before Clinic | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | ||
Nasal Catarrh | 31 | Operation before Clinic | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 20 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 13 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 13 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | ||
Totals | 67 | 67 | 12 | — | — | 55 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | |
(ii) CHILDREN UNDER 5. | |||||||||||||||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | |
Nasal Catarrh | 7 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 4 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No Operation | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Totals | 11 | 11 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 |