Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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AURAL CLINIC.
Nature of Disease | Still under treatment | Recommended Hospital treatment | Discharged as cured | Discharged as improved | Discharged as no treatment required | Discharged as left district | Discharged as left school | Treatment refused by Parent | Evacuated | Total | ||||||||||
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New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | |
(i) Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
(ii) Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
(iii) Chronic ,, | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
(iv) Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
1. Tympanic Sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2. ,, and Granulations | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
3. ,, and Polypi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
4. Other Causes | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 4 |
(v) Mastoid Disease (previous operation) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
(vi) Partial Deafness due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
1. Nerve Deafness | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
2. Tonsils and Adenoids | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 |
3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 2 | 2 | - | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | |
4. Scarring of Membrana | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
5. Wax | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
I | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
7. Other causes | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
(vii) Opinion on Tonsils | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 9 | 1 | 43 | 14 |
(viii) Nasal Conditions | 15 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 31 |
(ix) Other diseases or defects | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Totals | 38 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 124 | 82 |