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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.—
Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
| Defect | Received Operative Treatment | Received other forms of Treatment | Total number treated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme | Totals | |||
| Tonsils only | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Adenoids only | — | — | — | ||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | — | ||
| Other | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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 orthopaedic clinic | Residential treatment with education | Residential treatment without education | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic | ||
| Number of children treated | — | 56 | — | — | — | 56 | |