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. | Discharged. Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or treated elsewhere. | Totals. | ||||||||||
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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 |