Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |