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We have treated a number of children for unhealthy or
hypcrtrophiod tonsils by "tonsil suction" - Fishing out the septic
crypts with 10% Albucid or diluted Hydrogen Peroxide solutions.
Mcny cases respond very grtisfactorily to this line of treatment.
We adopt a conservative line towards the removal of tonsils. The.
failure of tonsillectomy in so many instances to effect a euro of
the condition for which it was done, only goes to show that the
tonsils are not the dieses so but only a sign of a discso which is
usually located in the basal sinuses and consequently their removal
cannot effect a cure. There are, of course. certa in instances where
tonsillectomy is the advisable procedure but this number is very
limited. when such cases are ment with, argongements ' are made for
their operative treatment at the local hospital.
The gonera1 health and nutrition of the children, pro-school and
school, seen at the Clinic during the year wero srtisf ctory. There
wore no indie tiens of malnutritioa or obvious debility • The
provision of school meals, milk, cod liver oil and malt and various
tonics for all the ege groups, has had - material effect in
sustaining' the all round, good genera1 health of the children.
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