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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 1947
[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. | 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 | New | Old | ||
| (i) | Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 1 |
| (ii) | Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| (iii) | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Tympanic Sepsis | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 | |
| 2. „ and Granulations | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3. Other Causes | 4 | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| (iv) | Mastoid Disease (previous operation) | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 |
| (v) | Partial Deafness due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Nerve Deafness | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 2 Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | |
| 3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 4. Scarring of Membrana Tympani | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. Other causes | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| (vi) | Opinion on Tonsils | 5 | 1 | 300 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | 21 | 6 | 360 | 59 |
| (vii) | Rhinitis | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 |
| (viii) | Other diseases or defects | 50 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 93 | 48 |
| Totals | 108 | 36 | 334 | 37 | 33 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 528 | 159 | |