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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
East Ham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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12.
Defecte and Treatment -
TABLE 3
| CLINICAL REFERRALS | SPECH V.CH AUDIOMETER REFERRALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 1194 | 110 | ||
| New Cases. | 442 | 49 | ||
| No. of Children Attending | 616 | 68 | ||
| Not Requiring Treatment | 53 | 6 | ||
| Cases Referred to Hospital for Operative Treatment | ||||
| Antrum Lavage | 10 | 1 | ||
| Eustachian Catheterlsatlon | 3 | 2 | ||
| Wax In Ears | 1 | - | ||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 260 | 4 | ||
| Polypus | 2 | - | ||
| Deflected septum | 3 | - | ||
| Examination under Anaesthetic | 3 | 2 | ||
| DEFECTS NOTED | TREATED IN CLINIC | REFERRED TO HOSPITAL | TREATED IN CLINIC | REFERRED TO HOSPITAL |
| Diseases of the Ear | ||||
| Otorrhoea | 16 | - | - | - |
| Deafness | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Otitis Media | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| Otitis Externa | 3 | - | - | - |
| Polypus | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Other Ear Conditions | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Adenoids and Chronic Tonsillitis | 42 | 268 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Throat Conditions | 3 | 1 | " | " |
| Nose Conditions Deflected Septum | - | 3 | - | - |
| Rhinitis | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| Catarrh | 35 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Epistaxis | 7 | - | - | - |
| Other Nose Conditions | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Home Visiting
Home visits made by health visitors and school nurses during the year
numbered 2,437. These visits were for the purpose detailed In my report for
1951.
Handicapped Pupils
94 special examinations were carried out during the year and recommendations
for special educational treatment were made In respect of 63 children as follows:-