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Tottenham 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

Published
1942
Pages
22
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

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    The following table gives a summary of these inspections and the number, of special inspections and re-inspections:-
    A. Routine Medical Inspection.
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    Provision of Solid Meals, During the year the new scheme for the Provision of School Meals, referred to in last year's Report - i.e. on a sliding scale of payment, not exceeding 4d per meal -continued with ever increasing success, as proved by the following table, in which the daily average is shown month by month.
    Month.Free.On Payment.
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    The following are the tables of class ification:- MISCELLANEOUS.
    CONDITIIN.TOTAL.TREATMENT.RESULT.
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    TABLE A. ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA (1) Children over 5.
    Diagnosis.Tonsils & Adenoids.TREATMENTRESULT
    Total (Ears)Zinc Ionisation.Antiseptic Treatment.Tonsils & Adenoids Conservetive: Nasal Diastolisaticn.Tonsils & Adenoids Operation.Cured,Improved.Still under treatment or observation.Left or treatment lapsed.Referred to Hospital for Operation.Did not attend for or declined treatment.
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    TABLE A. ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA. (ii) Children under 5.
    Total Ears)Tonsils and Adenoids.Zinc Ionization,TREATMENTImproved.RESULT.
    Antiseptic Treatment.Tonsils & adenoids Conservative: Nasal Diast:Tonsils & adenoids Operation.Cured.Still under treatment or observatiaLeft or treatment lapsed.Referred to Hosp. for operation.Did not attend for or declined treatment.
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    TABLE B - CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA.
    DIAGNOSIS.DIAGNOSIS.TREATMENTRESULT
    Children over 5 Chronic Tympanic Sepsis. Complicated by:-Total (Ears)Granulations: Simple PolypiiMastoids DiseaseEnlarged Tonsils and AdenoidsNasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: SinusitisExternal Otitis Eczema,TONSILS AND ADENOIDS.Primary (Ear)Collateral (Nose and Thrnf)Cured.Improved,Still under treat ment or observ:Left or lapsed treatment.Refd. to Hospital for operation.Did not attend for or declined treatment.
    Old OperationNo OperationZinc Ionisation.Antiseptic Treatment orj Cautery.Tonsils & Adenoids. Conservative Nasal: Diastolisa-tion.Tonsils & Ads. Operation
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    TABLE C. NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS. (i) Children over 5.
    Diagnosis. Primary.TotalTonsils and Adenoids.Secondary Conditions.Diastolisation.Treatment.Result.
    Deafne ss.Nasal Catarrh.Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids,Antiseptic Treatment.Proetz Displa cement.Tonsils & Adenoids.CuredImproved.Still under treatment or observation.Left or treatment lapsed.Referred to Hospital for Operation.Declined or did not attend for treatment.
    Conservative TreatmentOperative Treatment.
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    TABLE 1. Medical Inspections of Children attending Public Elementary Schools - Year ended 31st December, 1941.
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    TABLE 11. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups.
    No. of Children Inspe cted.A. (Excellent).B. (Normal).C (Slightly Sub-Normal).D. (Bad).
    No.%No.< %No.%No.%
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    TABLE 111.
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    GROUP 111. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
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    TABLE IV.
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    TABLE V.
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    TABLE V (Contd.)
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    ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Age.10.11.12.13 .14.15.16.17.Total.
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    ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
    Age.12.13.14.15.16.Total.
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    TABLE 11. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups - Secondary and Technical Schools.
    No. of children Inspe cted.A.B.C.D.
    No.%No.%No,%No.%
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    TABLE 111.
    Treatment Of Defective Vision and Squint. Errors of Refraction (including squint)Under the Authority's Scheme. 171.
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    TABLE IV.