Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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AURAL CLINIC. School Cases.
Nature of Disease. | Still under treatment. | Recommended Hospital treatment | Discharged as cured. | Discharged as improved. | Discharged as no treatment required | Discharged as left school. | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(i) Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 2 | - | 18 | - | - | - | 20 |
(ii) „ Catarrhal | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
(iii) Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to :— | |||||||
1. Tympanic Sepsis | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 22 |
2. „ „ and Granulations | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 |
3. „ „ and previous Mas | 10 | ||||||
toid Operation | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
(iv) Tympanic Sepsis and Rhinitis. . | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
(v) Mastoid Disease (previous operation). . | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
(vi) Partial Deafness due to :— | |||||||
1. Nerve Deafness | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
2. Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
4. Scarring | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
5. Catarrhal Rhinitis | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
6. Wax | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
7. No apparent disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
(vii) Other diseases or defects | 23 | 95 | 43 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 215 |
Totals | 49 | 113 | 92 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 320 |