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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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12.
TABLE A ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA . (i) Children over 5.
| Diagnosis | Total (Ears) | Tonsils & Adenoids | TREATMENT | RESULT | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc Ionisation | Anti septic Treatment | Tonsils & Adenoids Conservative:Nasal Diastolisation. | Tonsils & Adenoids Operation. | Cured | Improved | Still under Treatment or Observation | Left or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation | Declined Treatment. | ||||
| Acute non-suppurative otitis media | 13 | 4 | Operation before Clinic | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | No Operation | - | 9 | - | 7 | - | -_ | 2 | - | - | |||
| Acute non-suppurative otitis media with Nasal conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | 12 | 1 | Operation before Clinic | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | -- | -- |
| X(1) | 11 | No Operation | - | 11 | 10 | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Acute suppurative Otitis Media | 17 | 6 | Operation before Clinic | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| X(2) | 11 | No Operation | - | 11 | 1 | - | 9 | - | 2 | -_ | -_ | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal conditions: Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids. | 5 | 2 | Operation before Clinic | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | No Operation | 1 | 3 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 47 | 44 16 | - | - | 7 | - | - | ||||||