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Croydon 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS NOTED IN 156 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM A MARKED DEGREE OF ADENOIDS.

SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS NOTED IN 156 CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM A MARKED DEGREE OF ADENOIDS.

Age,Mouth-breathing.Deafness.Ear Discharge.Eniarged Tonsils.
Present age of children.Age wheu first noticed by parentsPresent n ge of children.Age when first noticed by parents.Present age of children.Age when first notiesd by parents.Present age of children.Age when first noticed by parents,
Age not specified...23...4...3...32
0—1 years...16...1............
1 ,,...7...2.........1
2 „...1...2............
3 „...2...1.........2
4 „...4...3.........3
Under 5...30...9.........6
5 years31022......14
6 „7823......53
7 „11435...164
8 ,,165512...141
9 ,,18...6121122
10 „7211......61
11103132152
12 „8...5.........4...
13 ,,5...4.........2...
5—13 years85322916635517
54.5 %18.6 %3.8 %35.2 %

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The table leads to the following general conclusions, subject always to
the considerable margin of error associated with the limited data available:—
(a) Mouth-breathing was voted in one-half, deafness in one-fifth, enlarged
tonsils in one-third, and ear-discharge in one twenty-fifth, of the cases of
severe adenoids investigated.
(b) Where a definite history was obtainable from the parents, it was found
that one-half of the cases of mouth-breathing, one-third of those showing
deafness, and one-quarter of those with enlarged tonsils had developed these
defects below the age of admission to school.
An attempt was made to ascertain the susceptibility of these children to
catarrhal conditions and the age of onset of these conditions, in comparison
with the average child. The enauiry in this point was. however, as was
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