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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

Walthamstow 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: TABLE C.nose and throat conditions. (I) CHILDREN OVER 5.

TABLE C.

nose and throat conditions. (I) CHILDREN OVER 5.

Diagnosis. Primary.Total.Tonsils and Adenoids.Secondary Conditions.Treatment.Result.
Deafness.Nasal Catarrh.Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.Diastolisation.Antiseptic Treatment.Displacement.Tonsils and Adenoids.Cured.Improved.Still under Treatment or Observation.Left or Treatmentnot completed.Referred to Hospital for Operation.Declined Treatment.
Conservative Treatment.Operative Treatment.
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Sinusitis: Rhinitis8Operation before Clinic5———4124—121—1-
No Operation3——-2322——12—-—
Nasal Obstruction11Operation before Clinic5———3—42—12—2-—
No Operation6———5—4—11212--
Nasal Catarrh79Operation before Clinic2413——21163—8385-—
No Operation5537——29111252141218-—
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids26Operation before Clinic---------------
No Operation2613——9——12114—813-1
Totals12412463-—7362925173614324011
(ii) CHILDREN UNDER 5.
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Nasal Catarrh4Operation before Clinic-----—---------
No Operation4———4————31————
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2Operation before Clinic---------------
No Operation2——————2—11————
Totals66———4——2—42——-—