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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
London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Purely Deaf Cases.
| Division. | Total examinations made. | Total cases examined. | New cases. | Cases cured. | Cases improved. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | |
| N.W. | 80 | 135 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| N.E. | 115 | 230 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| E. | 174 | 329 | 49 | 96 | 38 | 75 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 2 |
| S.E. | 186 | 350 | 45 | 80 | 35 | 62 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| s.w. | 136 | 268 | 27 | 53 | 24 | 48 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 691 | 1,312 | 159 | 298 | 124 | 232 | 71 | 138 | 13 | 25 |
| Division. | Cases unrelieved. | Discharged 1st visit | Lapsed cases. | Relapsed cases. | Current file. | |||||
| Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | Patients. | Ears. | |
| N.W. | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| N.E. | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 14 |
| E. | 5 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 16 | 32 |
| S.E. | 5 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 39 |
| S.W. | 3 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 49 |
| Totals | 14 | 27 | — | — | 13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 143 |
| Cause of suppuration. | Total ears. | Cured. | Referred for mastoid operation. | Lapsed. | Still under treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| (a) Tympanic sepsis | 1,201 | 929 | 12 | 21 | 239 |
| (b) T.S. + granulations | 224 | 118 | 21 | 12 | 73 |
| (c) T.S. + Polypi | 84 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| (d) T.S. + caries | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| (e) T.S. + other conditions | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| II. Tympanic conditions+ | |||||
| (a) Tonsils and adenoids | 360 | 208 | - | 7 | 145 |
| (b) Nose conditions | 107 | 80 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| (c) Mouth conditions | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| III. Tympanic conditions+ | |||||
| (a) Attic disease | 157 | 56 | 28 | 8 | 65 |
| 247 | 45 | 118 | 9 | 75 | |
| (c) Mastoid disease (operation already done) | 329 | 242 | 27 | 3 | 57 |
| IV. Tympanic conditions+ | |||||
| (a) External otitis | 36 | 31 | — | _ | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| External otitis | 53 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Cause undetermined | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 2,973 | 1,904 | 231 | 89 | 749 |
| The last table gives a complete analysis of all the cases of otorrhœa dealt with by the aurists in all the divisions of London, and shows the cause of suppuration | |||||