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arrangements with the Mildmay Hospital have been in force since November, 1925.
A summary of the existing provision is here briefly given.
In-patient Annual Number
Address of Centre. treatment begun. provision. treated in
1926.
Belgrave Hospital, Clapham-road, S.W.9 September, 1922 500 475
Cyril Henry, 57, St Mary's-street, Woolwich, S.E.18. 1st January, 1920 2,500 2,501
Hanover-park, 7, Hanover-park, Rye-lane, S.E.15 17th May, 1926 1,760 1,251
Highgate New Town, Chester-road, Swain's-lane, 1st April, 1923 1,760 1,672
N.W.6.
Mildmay Hospital, Newington Green-road, N.l 12th November, 12 a week up 311
1925. to 31/3/26. 5
a week from
1 /5/26.
Two further centres, at 69, East India Dock Road, Poplar, and the other at
Riseholme Street, Hackney Wick, are in hand, and it is hoped will shortly be opened.
These will provide for 2,200 children and 1,320 children annually respectively.
As regards West London, it is understood that the Princess Louise Hospital, North
Kensington, will be able to accommodate 500 Council patients per annum from next
September onwards, and arrangements are being made for 440 children a year to
be treated as in-patients at the Victoria Hospital, Tite Street, Chelsea. When
these arrangements come into operation the total provision made for in-patient
treatment will approximate somewhat closely to the estimated requirements,
namely. about 11,000 patients per annum.
The following are the statistics relating to work done under the new scheme
from 1st January to 31st December, 1926, distinguishing between children suffering
from otorrhœa and purely deaf children.
Otorrhœa.
Purely deaf children.
Patients.
Ears.
Patients.
Ears.
Attendances
10,258
11,906
807
1,259
Cases examined
2,077
2,540
155
280
New cases examined
1,812
2,286
102
183
Cases lapsed
266
317
25
48
„ discharged at first examination
330
425
4
8
„ discharged cured
1,295
1,498
77
139
„ improved
—
-
10
16
„ relapsed
334
364
9
15
„ unrelieved
—
-
7
10
,, still under treatment on 31st December,
1926.
830
1,014
65
118

In comparing the results of the past year with those of 1925, it will be seen what
a great improvement there has been in the percentage of successful cases. Whereas
in 1925 the " discharged cured cases show 45.7 per cent. for discharging cars, 1926
shows 67.3 per cent. Also, while in 1925 the "discharged cured" cases show 22.7
per cent. for purely deaf patients, and 5.2 per cent. improved, and 10.7 per cent.
unrelieved; the results for 1926 are "discharged cured" 59.9 per cent.; improved
6.9 per cent.; unrelieved 4.3 per cent.
The past year shows the highest percentage of successful cases since the ear
scheme has been in operation. There is, however, an explanation which may account
for the considerable increase over the year 1925. Until the beginning of 1926
the principal centres obtained their cases mainly through the "treatment centre"
doctors. For the most part these were cases which had been receiving treatment
at the treatment centre for varying periods, and which did not seem to respond to
the treatment given. They were, in consequence, referred for further advice and
treatment. This meant that in the main the cases which were referred were the
more difficult ones, and usually not "early" cases. Since the beginning of 1926
another plan for the supply of cases has been adopted. This consists in taking a