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At Mayesbrook Clinic, 50 children of school age were discharged from
the Artificial Sunlight Clinic, 30 as cured, 18 discharged due to absence and
2 removed district.
25 children were still receiving treatment at the end of the year.
Aural Clinic.
The Aural Clinic is held at Valentines Mansion, the Surgeon attending
two sessions weekly for 31 weeks and one session weekly for 19 weeks.
81 sessions were held during 1951 and 1,310 attendances were made by
667 children of school age, of whom 324 were new cases.
The Consulting Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist (Mr. Wm. Ibbotson,
F.R.C.S.), submits the following report:—
"During 1951 I have made many swab examinations of children's
tonsils to discover whether there be any haemolytic streptococcal
infection, and a fair percentage has proved positive. I should like to add
that so far I have been unable to decide by macroscopical examination
whether tonsils are infected or not by this coccus.
"All the cases proving positive have been operated on by me in
Ilford Isolation Hospital within a few days of receiving the Bacteriologist's
Report.
"There still remains much difference of opinion as to what constitutes
an infected tonsil, and I would suggest that wherever this
difference exists, recourse should be had to a swab examination.
"Once again I have received much encouragement by the great
improvement in hearing and general health of the children who have
undergone Conservative Mastoid Drainage for the cure of Chronic
Tympanico-Mastoid Disease."
The following table shows the work of the Clinic:—