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 Walthamstow]
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TABLE "A" ACUTE OTITIS MEDIAwalthamstow 1949
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. | Total (Ears). | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Tonsils & Adenoids Treatment: Nasal Treatment, etc. | Tonsils & Adenoids Operation. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or observation. | Left School or Treat-ment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Did not Attend or Declined Treatment. | ||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | J | k | l | ||
| Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media | 3 | 1 | Operation before Clinic | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | 1 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | No Operation | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 11 •(2) | 3 | Operation before Clinic | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | No Operation | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal conditions : Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 5 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | No Operation | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. | |||||||||||||
| Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions : Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | No Operation | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Grand Totals | 23 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| * The figures in brackets indicate the number of cases with Bi-lateral Otorrhoea. | |||||||||||||