Incidence of ENT problems in general practice

Abstract

Of 3361 consultations in a general practice over a period of six months, 351 (10.4%) were new ENT cases. In children the commonest cause of sore throats was tonsillar adenitis: it was over six times as common as tonsillitis. If we are to evaluate properly the treatment, medical and surgical, of recurrent sore throats in children, further attempts should be made to define more accurately the separate conditions which give rise to these symptoms.