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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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SCHOOL CHILDREN
| Diagnosis. Primary Conditions. | Totals. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Secondary Conditions. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otitis Media. | Deafness. | Nasal Catarrh, etc. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Diastolisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Proetz Displacement. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left School or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred Hospital for Operation. | Did not attend or Declined Treatment. | |||||
| Conservative Treatment. | Operative Treatment. | |||||||||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | |
| Sinusitis : Rhinitis | 24 | Operation before Clinic | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nasal Obstruction : Rhinitis | 89 | Operation before Clinic | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| No Operation | 72 | 6 | 3 | — | 18 | 29 | 56 | 4 | 14 | — | 45 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Nasal Catarrh | 142 | Operation before Clinic | 20 | — | 6 | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| No Operation | 122 | — | 15 | — | 14 | 89 | 33 | — | 10 | — | 98 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 10 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 92 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 92 | — | — | 20 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 62 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Totals (School) | 347 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 157 | 131 | 18 | 87 | 1 | 220 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 19 | ||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nasal Conditions : Sinusitis : Rhinitis | 9 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| No Operation | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 4 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids with Nasal Conditions | 3 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No . Operation | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Totals (Pre-school) | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | ||
| Grand Totals | 363 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 159 | 140 | 18 | 93 | 1 | 228 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 37 | 19 | ||