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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XXIX shews the duration of the otorrhoea in Group
III and Table XXX gives the causes assigned by the relatives.
Table XXIX. Duration of Otorrhoea.
| Less than 3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months— 1 year | 1 —2 years | 2—5 years | More than 6 years | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 (11) | 15 (12) | 12 (6) | 11 (5) | 18 (12) | 16 (17) | 10 (12) |
The figures in this table refer to the year 1931, those in
brackets being the figures for 1930.
Thus 64 per cent, of the active cases were ionized. Of the
others some required only simple treatment at the Ionization
Clinic and cleaned up successfully; others were referred for a
mastoid operation or for an operation on the throat, and will
return thereafter. The results of treatment are shown only in
those cases subjected to ionization. Not all the cases discharged
as "dry" are yet available for reporting on even at the end of six
months. The figures in brackets in Table XXXI indicate the
percentage of the possible in each case.
Table XXX.
Causes of Otorrhoea (as obtained in history given by parents).
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | Mumps | 1 |
| Measles | 9 | A Blow | 1 |
| Tons, and Ad. Opn. | 2 | Whooping Cough | 1 |
| "Colds" | 8 | Pneumonia | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | Teething | 2 |
| Influenza | 3 | Swimming | 1 |
| Tonsilitis | 3 | Unknown | 58 |
Table XXXI summarises the principal work of the Clinic. It
deals with those cases falling into Group III (c).