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Hornsey 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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TABLE "B."

CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA

DIAGNOSISTOTALS (F ars)Chronic Tympanic Sepsis Complicated by:—TONSILS & ADENOIDSTREATMENTRESULT
(Children over 6) CHRONIC TYMPANIC SEPSIS Complicated by:-Granulations: Simple PolvpiiMastoid DiseaseEnlarged Tonsils & AdenoidsNasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: SinusitisExternal Otitis: EczemaPrimary (Ear)Collateral (Nose & Throat)CuredImprovedStill under Treatment or ObservationLeft or Lapsed TreatmentReferred to Hospital For OperationDeclined Treatment
Old OperationNo OoerationZinc lonisationAntiseptic TreatmentTonsils & Adenoids Conservative: Nasal Diastolisation. etc.Tonsils & Adenoids Operation
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
A.Granulations: Simple Polypii.1..........Operation before Clinic....................
1..........No Operation11........1......
B.Mastoid Disease.4..11......Operation before Clinic22....1......1..
*(1)....2......No Operation22............2..
C.Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids.6............Operation before Clinic....................
(1)......6....No Operation6..526..........
D.Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis.4........1..Operation before Clinic1..1..1..........
..........3..No Operation2..2..2..1......
E.External Otitis: Eczema.6............Operation before Clinic....................
*(1)......1..5No Operation63....6..........
TOTALS21113745..2088216..2..3..
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (Tympanic Sepsis solely)26Children11Operation before Clinic11......11..........
*(4)over 5 years15No Operation141....13..11....
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (Tympanic Sepsis solely)5Children under 5 years..Operation before Clinic....................
*(2)6No Operation2325
Chronic Suppuiative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils and Adenoids, &c.4Children under 5 years i..Operation before Clinic....................
4No Operation23 14..3....1....
GRAND TOTALS56491514248..323..

*N.B. The figures in Brackets indicate the Cases with Bilateral Otorrhoea.