London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
| Year of Birth | 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) |
| 1954 and later | 153 | 166 | 3 | — | 1.96 | — |
| 1953 | 165 | 142 | 14 | 5 | 8.48 | 3.52 |
| 1952 | 38 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 10.53 | 2.5 |
| 1951 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 7.69 |
| 1950 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 11.11 |
| 1948 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.14 | 14.29 |
| 1947 | 489 | 439 | 107 | 111 | 21.88 | 25.28 |
| 1946 | 64 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 17.19 | 24.19 |
| 1945 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7.69 |
| 1944 | 167 | 86 | 52 | 18 | 31.14 | 20.93 |
| 1943 and earlier | 417 | 204 | 106 | 60 | 25.42 | 29.41 |
| TOTAL | 1540 | 1191 | 303 | 214 | 19.68 | 17.97 |