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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
Wood Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE B.
CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA.
| Diagnosis. | Totals. (Ears) | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Result. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Children over 5.) Chronic Tympanic Sepsis Complicated by:— | Granulations: Simple Polypi. | Mastoid Disease. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis. | External Otitis: Eczema. | Primary (Ear) | Collateral (Nose and Throat) | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left or Lapsed Treatment. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Declined Treatment. | |||||||
| Old Operation. | No Operation. | Zinc Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment or Cautery. | Tonsils and Adenoids Conservative: Nasal: Diastolisation. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | |||||||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | ||||||
| A | Granulations: Simple Polypi | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 2 | 1 | — | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | No Operation | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | - | — | Operation before Clinic | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 6 | – | – | – | – | - | – | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | No Operation | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis or Sinusitis | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | No Operation | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
| E | External Otitis: Eczema | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Operation before Clinic | — | 1 | — | – | 1 | — | — | — | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | No Operation | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Totals | 25 | 3 | 8 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 13 | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | — | |||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media solely (Tympanic Sepsis only) | 14* | Children over 5 years | 8 | Operation before Clinic | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 6 | No Operation | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media solely (Tympanic Sepsis only) | 2 | Children under 5 years | — | Operation before Clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||
| Chronio Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils and Adenoids | 3 | Children under 5 years | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 3 | No Operation | — | 3 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||||
| Grand Totals | 44 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | |||||||||
* 2 Children had Bi-lateral Otorrhoea.