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 | |
(i) Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
(ii) Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
(iii) Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Tympanic Sepsis | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
2. „ Sepsis and Granulations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. Other Causes | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 |
(iv) Mastoid Disease | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
(v) Partial Deafness due to:— | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Nerve Deafness | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2. Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 3 |
3. Retraction of Membrana Tympani | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 |
4. Scarring of Membrana Tympani | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
5. Other causes | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 23 | 14 |
(vi) Opinion on Tonsils | 18 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 80 | 89 | 1 | - | 20 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 179 | 129 |
(vii) Rhinitis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 |
(viii) Other diseases or defects | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 1 | - | 15 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 51 | 50 |
Totals | 45 | 21 | 70 | 30 | 119 | 150 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 300 | 236 |