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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE 'C' NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS WALTHAMSTOW, 1948
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 Treat-mentor 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 | 18 | Operation before Clinic | 5 | – | — | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | – |
| No Operation | 13 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nasal Obstruction: Rhinitis | 74 | Operation before Clinic | 9 | – | 2 | – | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | – | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | – |
| No Operation | 65 | 1 | 6 | – | 13 | 39 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Nasal Catarrh | 96 | Operation before Clinic | 17 | – | 6 | – | – | 7 | – | – | — | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| No Operation | 79 | 1 | 18 | – | 6 | 71 | 13 | — | 7 | — | 67 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 47 | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No Operation | 47 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | 9 | — | 26 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | — | ||
| Totals (School) | 235 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 129 | 92 | 11 | 42 | 4 | 146 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 12 | ||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nasal Conditions : Sinusitis : Rhinitis | 5 | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No Operation | 5 | — | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | — | 4 | – | – | 1 | — | — | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No Operation | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids with Nasal Conditions | 1 | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No Operation | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||
| Totals (Pre-school) | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Grand Totals | 243 | – | – | 3 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 130 | 97 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 152 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 12 |