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Those referred are cases of deafness, and doubtful, obscure, or long-standing
cases.
A "consultation order" (cost to the Committee of Is. per child) is handed
to the parent with a transfer form on which I write the ' 'condition for advice.''
The Consultant writes on this same form under the heading "advised the
following," and the form is then brought back to me.
The results during 1933 were as follows:—
Total number referred for consultation 101
Referred by Consultant for operation on tonsils and
adenoids 33
Referred for special operation 7
Referred back to the Clinic for local treatment 31
Number kept in the hospital 10
Miscellaneous cases; some were given drops for home
treatment, ointment for the nose, or inhalations 20''
In a previous paragraph it was noted that Dr. Dalby had been painting
the throat of children suffering from enlarged tonsils rather than subject them
to operative treatment.
The conditions associated with this enlargement and the results obtained
by painting may be summarised thus:—
A. Because of colds 80
Remedied 54
Improved 12
Advised operation 8
Colds still continue 6
B. Because of tonsillitis 50
Remedied 28
Improved 11
Advised operation 5
Still recurrent tonsillitis 5
C. Because of cough, otorrhoea 8
Remedied 4
Improved 3
Advised operation 1
The average time during which treatment was continued was about three
weeks.