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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX F.
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DEPARTMENT
for the Year Ended 31st December, 1938.
By G. H. LIVINGSTONE, F.R.C.S., Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon to the Council.
The total number of children referred to the Throat Specialist from the three Health Centres
was 1,516.
The total number of cases referred for operation on tonsils and adenoids was 785.
The total number of operations carried out at the Hospital was 522.
| Centre 1 | Centre 2 | Centre 3. | Total. | 1937. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.C.W. | 57 | 106 | 102 | |||
| S.M.S. | 270 | 461 | 520 | |||
| 327 | 567 | 622 | 1,516 | 1,284 | ||
| M.C.W. | 22 | 60 | 49 | |||
| S.M.S. | 130 | 254 | 270 | |||
| 152 | 314 | 319 | 785 | 906 | ||
| M.C.W. | 17 | 29 | 61 | |||
| S.M.S. | 91 | 161 | 163 | |||
| 108 | 190 | 224 | 522 | 605 | ||
Municipal Hospital—Ear, Nose and Throat Cases Admitted during 1938.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For: Removal of tonsils and adenoids | 252 | 252 | 504 | 560 |
| Removal of adenoids only | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| Mastoidectomy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Other conditions | 20 | 20 | 40 | 8 |
| Cases admitted, but not operated on for various reasons | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 287 | 281 | 568 | 618 | |
| Patients in Hospital operated on for: | ||||
| Tonsils and adenoids | 19 | 18 | 37 | 16 |
| Antrum puncture | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Mastoidectomy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Other conditions | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 24 | 31 | 55 | 20 |
It will be noticed that although the total number of attendances has increased from 1,284 in
1937 to 1,516 in 1938, the number of tonsil operations has decreased from 605 to 522, and mastoid
operations from 15 to 6. This decrease in cases referred for operation is due in part to the improvement
obtained by the breathing exercise classes and by the careful daily treatment at the Centres of the ear
conditions which may give rise to mastoid suppuration.