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Walthamstow 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE "B" chronic suppurative otitis media SCHOOL CHILDREN WALTHAMSTOW 1949
| Diagnosis. | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by :— | Totals (Ears). | Mastoid Disease. 1 | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | Nasal Catarrh : Rhinitis : Sinusitis. | External Otitis, Eczema. | Primary (Ear). | Collateral (Nose and Throat). | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment : Observation. | Left School or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Did not attend or Declined Treatment. | ||||||||
| Granulations : Simple Polypii. | > < d Operation | No Operation. | Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. Cautery, etc. | Mastoid Operation. | T onsils/Adenoids. Conservative Treatment. Nasal Treatm. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | ||||||||||||||
| SCHOOL. | A | Granulations : Simple Polypii | 5 *(2) | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | ||
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | ||||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 4 *(1) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh : Rhinitis: Sinusitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | 5 | — | No Operation | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| E | External Otitis : Eczema | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative titis Media, solely | 12(3) | — | 3 | Operation before Clinic | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| — | 9 | No Operation | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Totals (School) | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| pre-school. | Chronic Suppurative Oitis Media, solely | — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions : Tonsils/Adenoids . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals (Pre-School) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Grand Totals | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| * Figures in Brackets—Cases of Bi-Lateral Otorrhoea or Mastoid. | |||||||||||||||||||||