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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The clinical examination of the failed children conducted by the assistant otologists revealed the following defects, which were partly or wholly responsible for their loss of hearing:—

The clinical examination of the failed children conducted by the assistant otologists revealed the following defects, which were partly or wholly responsible for their loss of hearing:—

Catarrhal condition of middle ear2,019Old mastoid operation2,232
Wax1,172Polypus1
Rhinitis912Nerve deafness6
Deflected septum91)Foreign body7
Otorrhoea518Congenital malformations7
Sclerosis1,373Sinusitus3
External otitis1Stenosis of meatus1
Tonsils and adenoids259Nothing abnormal found69