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Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS 1945. TAB LE "C" SCHOOL CHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. Primary Conditions. | Totals. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Secondary Conditions. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otitis Media. | Deafness. | Nasal Catarrh. | 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 | 0 | p | Q | r | ||
| Sinusitis: Rhinitis | 31 | Operation before Clinic | 11 | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| No Operation | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Nasal Obstruction: Rhinitis | 148 | Operation before Clinic | 31 | - | 5 | — | — | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| No Operation | 117 | 4 | 10 | — | 9 | 54 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 41 | ||
| Nasal Catarrh | 104 | Operation before Clinic | 19 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | I | — | 4 |
| No Operation | 85 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 18 | 42 | — | 6 | — | 31 | 9 | — | 24 | — | 21 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 109 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| No Operation | 109 | 5 | — | 29 | — | 6 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 31 | ||
| Totals (school) | 392 | 392 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 103 | 98 | 19 | 54 | 35 | 141 | 27 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 118 | |
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sinusitis : Rhinitis. Nasal Conditions | 44 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 44 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 33 | — | 2 | — | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 | — | 9 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 11 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids with Nasal Conditions | 4 | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No Operation | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Totals (Pre-school) | 69 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 37 | — | 12 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 9 | |
| Grand Totals | 451 | 451 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 105 | 135 | 19 | 66 | 37 | 155 | 38 | 10 | 83 | 38 | 127 | |