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.
Nature of Disease | Still under treatment | Recommended Hospital treatment | Discharged as cured | Discharged as improved | Discharged as no treatment required | Discharged as left district | Discharged as left school | Treatment refused by Parent | Total | |||||||||
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New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | |
(i) Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 1 | _ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | _ | 20 | 9 | |
(ii) Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 6 | 6 |
(iii) Chronic Suppurative Otitis | ||||||||||||||||||
Media due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Tympanic Sepsi | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 14 |
2. ,, and Granulations | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
3. ,, and Polypi | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 |
4. Other Causes | I | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
(iv) Mastoid Disease (previous | ||||||||||||||||||
operation) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
(v) Partial Deafness due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Nerve Deafness | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
2. Tonsils and Adenoids | — | _ | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | — | _ | 1 | 9 | 6 |
3. Retraction of Membrana | ||||||||||||||||||
Tympani | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
4. Scarring of Membrana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
5. Wax | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
6. Other causes | 3 | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | — | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 9 | 3 |
(vi) Opinion on Tonsils | 5 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 26 |
(vii) Rhinitis | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | I | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
(viii) Other diseases or defects | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 46 |
Total | 38 | 39 | 92 | 20 | 11 | 44 | 17 | 20 | 15 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 193 | 144 |