London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[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 | ||
| (i) | Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (ii) | Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| (III) | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Tympanic Sepsis | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2. „ and Granulations | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
| 3. Other Causes | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| (iv) | Mastoid Disease (previous operation) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| (v) | Partial Deafness due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Nerve Deafness | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 2. Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4. Scarring of Membrana Tympani | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 5. Other causes | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| (vi) | Opinion on Tonsils | 12 | 3 | 219 | 13 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 242 | 56 |
| (vii) | Rhinitis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 11 |
| (viii) | Other diseases or defects | 22 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 62 | 78 |
| Totals | 55 | 70 | 281 | 22 | 9 | 62 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 353 | 186 | |