London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Condition. | Nature of operation. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Acute otitis media | Paracentesis | 12 |
| Mastoiditis, acute | (1) Conservative mastoid operation | |
| (a) Cortical | 11 | |
| (6) Heath's, no flap | 3 | |
| (c) Epitympanic | 1 | |
| (2) Radical (a) No flaps | 3 | |
| (6) With flaps | 5 | |
| Mastoiditis, chronic | (1) Conservative (o) Heath's, no flaps | 7 |
| (6) Heath's, with flaps | 44 | |
| (c) Heath's, with incudectomy | 1 | |
| 20 | ||
| (e) Epitympanic | 1 | |
| (2) Radical (o) No flap | 103 | |
| (6) With flap | 110 | |
| Mastoid wound | Removal of granulations | 31 |
| Plastic, various, | 6 | |
| Perichondritis | Incision, drainage | 2 |
| Mastoid abscess | Incision, drainage | 2 |
| Furunculosis | Incision, drainage | 1 |
| Polypi | Removal | 3 |
| Foreign body | Removal | 2 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | Removal by guillotine | 137 |
| Removal by dissection | 11 | |
| Adenoids | Removal by curette | 2 |
| Antral infection | Antrostomy | 3 |
| Deviated septum | Submucous resection | 1 |
| Bursitis | Removal | 1 |
| Blepharitis | Epilation | 1 |
| Abscess | Incision, drainage | 3 |
| Hernia | Herniotomy | 1 |
| Carbuncle | Incision | 1 |
| Onyohia | Removal of nail | 5 |
| Phimosis | Circumcision | 5 |
| Cellulitis of finger | Incision | 1 |
| Exploratory | Lumbar puncture | 2 |
| Ganglion | Removal by dissection | 1 |
| Total | 543 | |
Table XXV—
| Principal disease. | Complication. | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rheumatic heart disease | Cardiac failure | 7 |
| Pericarditis | 2 | |
| Bronchopneumonia, acute pericarditis | 1 | |
| Acute rheumatism | Mitral stenosis | 1 |
| Chorea, mitral incompetence, bronchopneumonia | 1 | |
| Rheumatic carditis | 1 | |
| Rheumatic carditis and pericarditis | 1 | |
| Otitis media | Streptococcal meningitis | 1 |
| Mastoiditis | Septic meningitis | 1 |
| Tuberculous bronchial glands | Miliary tuberculosis | 1 |
| Chronic splenomegaly | Bronchopneumonia | 1 |
| Total | 18 |