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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 1949
[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 treated elsewhere. | Totals. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | New | Old | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| (ii) | Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| (iii) | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to :— | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Tympanic Sepsis | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2. ,, and Granulations | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 3. Other Causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| (iv) | Mastoid Disease (previous operation) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| (v) | Partial Deafness due to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Nerve Deafness | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2. Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | |
| 3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4. Scarring of Membrana Tympani | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5. Other causes | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | |
| (vi) | Opinion on Tonsils | - | 7 | 227 | 28 | 9 | 64 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 243 | 104 |
| (vii) | Rhinitis | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| (viii) | Other diseases or defects | 14 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 103 |
| Totals | 26 | 75 | 302 | 54 | 18 | 110 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 24 | 365 | 272 | |