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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
Barking 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.—continued.
GROUP III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Number of Defects.
| Defect (1) | Received Operative Treatment | Received other forms of Treatment (5) | Total number treated (6) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (2) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme (3) | Totals (4) | |||
| Tonsils only | 196 | 18 | 214 | 259 | 562 |
| Adenoids only | 14 | — | 14 | ||
| T's and A's | 65 | 5 | 70 | ||
| Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 278 | 25 | 303 | 259 | 562 |
GROUP IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total number treated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopedic clinic | Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | ||
| Number of children treated | 10 | 132 | 1 | 143 | |||