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Annual Report of the School
Aural Surgeon
Mr. J. C. HOGG, F.R.C.S.
For the year ending 31st December, 1938.
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my report on the work done in the Aural
Department for the year ending 31st December, 1938.
Number of cases dealt with 343
Number of new cases 239
Total number of attendances 713
Number of cases discharged cured 187
Number of cases of a recurrent nature requiring
occasional treatment 15
Number of cases still under treatment 80
Number of cases who have refused treatment or
sought treatment elsewhere 24
Twenty-three school children were referred for removal of
tonsils and adenoids, of whom 16 have had the operation, four
are awaiting operation, and three have refused treatment. Four
children were referred for removal of adenoids only. One case
of acute mastoiditis was referred to the North Middlesex Hospital,
and another to the Prince of Wales's Hospital. Five cases were
admitted under my care to the Throat Hospital, Golden Square,
W.l. Three cases were operated on for chronic mastoiditis and
have made satisfactory subsequent progress. One case was
operated on for a deflected septum and another for intra-nasal
drainage of the maxillary antra. They have both been discharged
from further treatment.
During the year under review, 52 infants and seven mothers
have been examined in connection with the Infant Welfare Centres
—a considerable drop in figures over the preceding year. As the
majority of infants have been referred because of acute otitis media,
this represents a satisfactory decline in the incidence of this
disease.
Once again I would like to express my gratitude to the Nursing