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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
Ilford 1946
[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 no treatment required. | Discharged as left district. | Discharged as left school. | Discharged. Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or who did not keep appointments. | Totals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | New. | Old. | |
| (i) Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (ii) Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to:— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Tympanic Sepsis | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 20 |
| 2. ,, and Granulations | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 3. Other Causes | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (iv) Mastoid Disease (previous operation) | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1. Nerve Deafness | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| 2. Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | 6 |
| 3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Scarring ,, ,, | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Other causes | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| (vi) Opinion on Tonsils | 7 | 2 | 342 | 18 | 39 | 35 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Vii) Rhinitis | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | —_ | — | 1 | —_ | —_ | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
| (viii) Other diseases or defects | 10 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 54 |
| Totals | 37 | 33 | 431 | 40 | 53 | 77 | — | 1 | 8 | - | 4 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 568 | 182 |