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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
Acton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
| Periodic age group inspected | Number of pupils inspected | Number who have undergone tonsillectomy at any time | Percentage of those inspected found to have had tonsillectomy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Entrants | 374 | 349 | 10 | 16 | 2.67 | 4.58 |
| Age 10 and 11 years | 408 | 442 | 86 | 93 | 21.08 | 21.04 |
| Leavers | 234 | 254 | 62 | 57 | 26.50 | 22.44 |
| Other Periodic Inspections 5 yrs. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 yrs. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 yrs. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 50. | — |
| 8 yrs. | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 yrs. | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 20. | — |
| 10 yrs. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50. | 25. |
| 11 yrs. | 44 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 25. | 6.98 |
| 12 yrs. | 28 | 24 | 1 | — | 3.57 | — |
| 13 yrs. | 8 | 3 | — | 50. | — | |
| 14 yrs. | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 yrs. | 44 | — | 3 | — | 68.18 | — |
| 16 yrs. | 118 | — | 43 | — | 36.44 | — |
| 17 yrs. | 5 | — | 2 | — | 40. | — |
| 18 yrs. | 10 | — | 1 | — | 10. | — |
| TOTAL | 1,285 | 1,130 | 226 | 170 | 17.59 | 15.04 |