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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Perforation of Cornea | 1 | |
| Central Retino-choroiditis | 1 | |
| Abnormalities after Surgical Treatment : | ||
| Eye removed, reason unknown | — | 1 |
| Abnormalities of Unknown Etiology : | ||
| Optic Atrophy | 1 | 2 |
| Phthisis Bulbi | 1 | — |
Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.—The examination and
treatment of children suffering from defects of the ear, nose and
throat was continued during the year by Mr. Arthur Miller, F.R.C.S.
Dining 1946, 318 new cases were examined at the Mattock Lane
and Ravenor Park Health Centres. Of these 283 were school
children referred from the Minor Ailment Clinics and School
Inspection, and 35 from the Child Welfare Centres,
The treatment advised by the Surgeon was carried out at the
various Health Centres and included ionization and diastolization,
instillation of ear drops and insufflation of iodized boric acid,
politzeration and cauterization.
Cases needing X-Ray for diagnostic purposes were referred by
the Surgeon to the West Middlesex Hospital or the Central Middlesex.
Hospital.
During the year 86 children were operated on for the removal
of enlarged tonsils and adenoids ; of these 11 were under school
age. The operations were performed by Mr. Miller at the Clayponds
Hospital. _
The new cases were classified as follows :
| Post-suppurative otitis media | 8 |
| Chronic otitis media suppurative | 18 |
| Acute otitis media | 5 |
| Deafness | 4 |
| Unhealthy and enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 253 |
| Nasal obstructions | 5 |
| Nasal catarrh | 9 |
| Dry perforation | 3 |
| Infected Sinus | 1 |
| Cerumen | 5 |
| Deflected septum | 1 |
| Rhinitis | 2 |
| Foreign body in nose | 1 |
| Furuncle | 3 |