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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
Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The valuable work done at this Clinic, as follows:-
| Nature of Disease. | Total. | Cured | Lost Sight Of. | Still under Treatment. | Hospital Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 50 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media due to— | |||||
| (a) Tympanic Sepsis | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | — |
| (6) Tympanic Sepsis and Granulations | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | |
| (c) Tympanic Sepsis and Polypi | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tympanic conditions:— | |||||
| 2 | _ | 2 | — | — | |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| (c) External Otitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Attic Disease | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mastoid Disease | 15 | 2 | - | 6 | 7 |
| External Otitis Media | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Not diagnosed | 1 | — | 1 | _ | - |
| Totals | 144 | 90 | 15 | 26 | 13 |
"In the above Table there are:—
"(1) An analysis of the conditions causing the trouble in the
ear and giving rise to discharge ; and
"(2) A summary of the results of treatment.
"The results are given under four headings:—(1) Cured; (2)
Lost Sight of; (3) Still Under Treatment; and (4) Those needing
an Operation in Hospital.
"Under the heading "Lost Sight of," are given the conditions
found in patients who have either moved out of the district, who
are unwilling to come to the Clinic, or who have gone elsewhere
for treatment. In some cases, the parents are not able to bring
the children as they have to go to work.
"Under the heading 'Still Under Treatment,' are the cases
which at the end of December, 1931, were still in attendance at the
Clinic and whose treatment continues into 1932. It is not possible
to avoid this overlap in the statistics.
"Under the heading 'Hospital Cases,' are the conditions found
in patients who have already gone to hospital, or should go, as
they need an operation on the mastoid. In many cases, a mastoid