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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
Tottenham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Otorrhoea.
| Cause of Suppuration. | Total Ears. | Cured. | Lost sight of. | Still under treatment. | Needing Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Suppuration of the Middle Ear | 55 | 42 | 4 | 9 | — |
| Chronic Suppuration of the Middle Ear, due to— | |||||
| Tympanic Sepsis | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — |
| T.S. and Granulations | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| T.S. and Polypus | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Attic Disease | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Mastoid Disease | 9 | — | - | 3 | 6 |
| External Otitis | 13 | 11 | - | 2 | — |
| Not Diagnosed | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 118 | 79 | 8** | 21 | 10 |
**The 8 cases "lost sight of," left the district, before treatment was
completed.
Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.— An arrangement with the Royal
National Orthopaedic Hospital authority was entered into towards the
end of 1935. An orthopaedic surgeon pays periodic visits to Tottenham
for the examination of children referred to him on account of these
defects, the appropriate remedy is prescribed by him and a masseuse
from the hospital carries out the exercises or other measures advised.
Mr. Seddon, of the Royal National Orthopædic Hospital, has kindly
furnished the following statement and record of the nature and amount
of the work done at the Centres at Bruce Castle and Vale Road during
1936:—
The Orthopædic Clinic has completed the first full year of its
existence, and a brief review of its activities is therefore called for.
The accommodation at Vale Road is excellent, and the equipment
there is almost complete. The room at Bruce Castle, though in many
ways unsatisfactory, is serving its purpose well, pending the completion
of the new clinic.