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Tealeaf · 07-06-2011, 19:14

And there was even more gruesome stuff to follow (if I remember correctly):

Apparently, back in the 1920/30's - prior to the advent of the NHS - the Borough appointed a new District Health Officer. One of the first things he did was to check the local mortality stats and operations stats.

It turned out that our local surgeons were well into child butchery. Nationally, some 5% of kids had their tonsils removed...in Accy, the figure was 50%.

A bit of a scandal at the time.

I wish I could recall a little more from what I was told.

07-06-2011, 19:14	#27
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: Tuberculosis And there was even more gruesome stuff to follow (if I remember correctly): Apparently, back in the 1920/30's - prior to the advent of the NHS - the Borough appointed a new District Health Officer. One of the first things he did was to check the local mortality stats and operations stats. It turned out that our local surgeons were well into child butchery. Nationally, some 5% of kids had their tonsils removed...in Accy, the figure was 50%. A bit of a scandal at the time. I wish I could recall a little more from what I was told.