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at the Downs Hospital:—Ionisations, 1,436 ; Ultra Violet Irradiations, 1,224 ;
Dressing, 2,242 ; Total attendances, 5,428.
Chronic mastoid disease—
Patients.
Ears.
Number of patients treated
324
375
(a) After mastoid operation
272
317
(b) No operation
52
58
Referred from Downs Hospital
221
249
Discharged from Downs Hospital in 1926 and treated in 1927
99
120
1927 cases—
Discharged from Downs Hospital requiring no treatment
30
31
Treated L.C.C. clinic and discharged cured
6
7
Still having treatment at L.C.C. clinics
7
7
Treated at L.C.C. clinic and since lapsed
2
2
Treated Kentish Town and discharged cured
107
119
Still under treatment at Kentish Town
60
69
Treated Kentish Town and since lapsed
2
3
Referred back to Downs Hospital for further operation
4
6
Not yet attended Kentish Town
3
5
1926 cases continuing treatment in 1927—
Discharged cured
72
86
Lapsed in 1927
7
9
Referred back to Downs Hospital
11
14
Transferred to L.C.C. clinic in 1927
9
11
Cases still having treatment L.C.C. clinic, 1927—
Cases discharged cured
6
6
Referred back to Downs Hospital
2
2
No operation—-1927—
Treated at Kentish Town and "discharged cured"
39
44
Still having treatment at Kentish Town
6
7
1926 cases—
Having treatment in 1927
7
7
' Discharged cured' in 1927
7
7
" A description of the new method of diastolisation was given last year. For Diastolisavarious
reasons it has not been possible to make as extensive a test of this method of tiontreatment
as was intended during the year, but the opinion formed and given
in the last report seems justified by the further results obtained in a series of cases,
the details of which are as follows. The series consists of 45 cases:—
Nature of ailment.
Before
Diastolisation.
After
Diastolisation.
Nasal catarrh 20 3
Hypertrophic rhinitis 25 12
(in less degree)
Impaired nasal respiration 34 3
Frequent colds 18 5
Nasal discharge 27 7
Snoring 6 —
"276 treatments were given in all averaging approximately 6 treatments per
case. The result showed that 26 cases were completely relieved; 12 were improved;
3 showed no improvement; 3 were still under treatment and 1 case had lapsed.
There seems to be no doubt that diastolisation is able to assist materially in the relief
of these nasal conditions, so frequently found in children, and chiefly characterised
by inability to perform the function of nasal respiration correctly, with its many
sequelae. It is my hope to make a much more extensive use of this method of treatment
during the ensuing year."
Dr. Lewis reports upon the the practice followed at the new Wick Centre for
operations upon children suffering from throat troubles. " Since the opening of
the Wick Treatment Centre in May, 1927, the cases operated on for tonsils and
adenoids numbered 896. It may be of interest to record the method and results.
" As the result of observation of the method of preparation for operation in
vogue at the Highgate centre, it was resolved at the onset to vary the procedure
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Operative
treatment of
adenoids at
the Wick
treatment
centre.