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Hornsey 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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it is now possible to pay more attention to children who
complain of deafness due to "catarrh" and non-suppurative
disease. It is becoming increasingly recogniscd that in the case
of many adults who are deaf the onset of the trouble began in
childhood, and that the chief hope of preventing deafness in adult
life is to treat the conditions found in children.
CASES OF OTORRHCEA.
| Cause of Suppuration. | Total. | Cured. | Lett achcol or left district. | Still under treatment. | Transfrd. to or attending hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute suppurative otitis media | 36 | 30 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Chronic suppurative otitis media due to— | |||||
| Tympanic sepsis | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tympanic sepsis+ granulations | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Tympanic sepsis-)-poly pus | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tympanic conditions † rhinitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ |
| + attic disease | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| + mastoid disease | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| External otitis | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 83 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
A. R. Friel,
Aurist.
(h) Dental defects.—Dental inspection as carried out at
school medical inspections is of little value, as slight degrees of
dental decay can be detected only with the and of a cental mirror
and a probe. Thus, whereas at medical inspection. only some
27 per cent. of the children appeared to suffer from dental defects,
the school dentists referred for treatment 77 per cent. of all children
examined by them.
During 1928 ten dental sessions were held weekly—24 half
days being devoted to inspection and 383 to treatment. The
school dentists examined 4,337 children and referred 3,342 for
treatment. Of those so referred 2,080, or 62 per cent., actually