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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
Ealing 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Diagnosis. | No. | Successfully-treated and discharged. | Successfully treated and under observation. | Referred to hospital. | Still under treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wax | 15 | 15 | — | — | — |
| Catarrhal deafness | 18 | 13 | — | — | 5 |
| Chronic adhesive process | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (Ref. Deaf) School) | |||||
| Acute otitis media | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Double acute otitis media | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Chronic otitis media | 61 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Double chronic otitis media | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Otalgia | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Furunculosis | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Acute mastoiditis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aural Polypus | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 154 | 100 | 21 | 15 | 18 |
In the above figures it will be noted that 154 cases were referred
to the ear clinic in 1936 and of this number 100 were successfully
treated and discharged, 21 cases were successfully treated and were
still under observation, whilst of the remaining 33 cases 15 were
referred for hospital treatment and 18 were still under treatment
at the clinic. It is gratifying to observe the success attained in
the treatment of cases of chronic otitis media, particularly since
the disease was present in many cases for a number of years. Fiftyseven
cases out of a total of 78 were successfully treated, nine cases
were referred for hospital treatment and 12 cases continued under
treatment at the clinic.
| Number of cases of chronic otitis media referred to Clinic | 78 |
| Number of cases treated by Ionization | 36 |
| Number of cases successfully treated | 20 |
| Number of cases unsuccessfully treated | 8 |
| Number of cases still under treatment | 8 |