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Cases attending during 1931 may be divided into three
groups: —
I.—Those found to have no evidence of otorrhæa past or
present, or deafness of more than a trivial or temporary nature.
Cases of wax, furuncle, and otitis externa (simulating otitis media)
come into this group. There were 17 such cases.
II.—Cases complaining of deafness only. Some of these
were due to old otitis media. Fifteen of these cases attended.
III.—Cases of otorrhæa, active, quiescent, or cured, 103.
Group II.
The diagnosis and disposal of the cases in this group were
as follows:—
One was due to wax; cured by its removal.
Two were due to old middle-ear disease. One of these was
recommended for an operation for deviated nasal septum at fifteen
years of age, and the other for a tonsils and adenoids operation
which has not been carried out owing, the parents state, to contradictory
advice from the family doctor.
Two were cases of nerve deafness; one was recommended
for a special school for the deaf, the other already being in attendance
at a special school.
Ten were due to catarrh of the middle ear. Three were cured
by an operation for tonsils and adenoids, and one improved
thereby.
Five were slight and required no special treatment at the time.
One was recommended for a hard of hearing class.
Group III.
(a) Found dry and requiring no treatment—34.
(b) Found dry, but recommended for accessory treatment
such as tonsillectomy—9.
(c) Active cases—60.