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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Otorrhcea Cases.
| Division. | Total No. of examinations made. | No. of ears examined and treated. | No. of ears cured. | No. of ears discharged not needing treatment. | No. of ears in children lost sight of. | No. of ears relapsed. | No. of ears still under treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children. | Ears. | |||||||
| S.W. | 3,784 | 4,714 | 777 | 512 | 166 | 66 | 181 | 156 |
| N. | 3,387 | 4,714 | 701 | 423 | 166 | 76 | 130 | 161 |
| N.E. | 2,297 | 3,220 | 605 | 384 | 46 | 24 | 84 | 137 |
| S.E. | 4,480 | 5,319 | 771 | 430 | 55 | 42 | 70 | 247 |
| N.W. | 2,613 | 3,227 | 466 | 237 | 43 | 57 | 54 | 118 |
| Totals | 16,561 | 21,194 | 3,320 | 1,986 | 476* | 265 | 519 | 819 |
* These are in addition to the " Number examined and treated," viz., 3,320, making altogether 3,796 seen.
Deai- Cases.
| Division. | Total No. of examinations made. | No. of ears examined and treated. | No. of ears cured. | No. of ears | No. of ears in children lost sight of. | No. of ears relapsed. | No. of ears still under treatment. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved | Unrelieved. | ||||||||
| Children. | Ears. | ||||||||
| s.w. | 106 | 212 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 |
| N. | 181 | 352 | 82 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| N.E. | 65 | 110 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | 10 |
| S.E. | 234 | 434 | 67 | 20 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
| N.W. | 105 | 207 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | 14 |
| Totals | 691 | 1,315 | 260 | 55 | 57 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 73 |
Classification of Otorrhcea Cases.
| Cause of suppuration. | Total ears. | Cured. | Referred for mastoid operation. | Children lost sight of. | Still under treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute otitis media suppurativa | 161 | 124 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| Chronic otitis media suppurativa due to (I) Tympanic Conditions | |||||
| (a) Tympanic sepsis (T.S.) | 1,586 | 1,162 | — | 88 | 336 |
| (b) Tympanic + granulations | 355 | 178 | 36 | 38 | 103 |
| (c) T.S. + polypi | 68 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 17 |
| 19 | 10 | — | 1 | 8 | |
| (e) T.S. + other conditions | 14 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 |
| (II) Tympanic Conditions + | |||||
| (a) Tonsils and adenoids | 284 | 191 | 3 | 25 | 65 |
| (b) Nose conditions | 94 | 61 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| (c) Mouth conditions | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (Ill) Tympanic Conditions + | |||||
| 161 | 54 | 57 | 15 | 35 | |
| (b) Mastoid disease (no operation yet done) | 147 | 3 | 124 | 7 | 13 |
| (c) Mastoid disease (mastoid operation already done) | 506 | 240 | 33 | 27 | 206 |
| (IV) Tympanic Conditions + | |||||
| (a) External otitis | 44 | 28 | — | 5 | 11 |
| (b) Structure of meatus | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| External otitis | 75 | 63 | — | 6 | 6 |
| Cause undetermined | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 3,519 | 2,150 | 282 | 242 | 845 |