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 Tottenham]
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TABLE A.
ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA.
(I) CHILDREN OVER 5.
Diagnosis.
Totals
(Ears).
Tonsils and
Adenoids
Treatment.
Result.
Zinc Ionisatiion.
Antiseptic
Treatment.
Tonsils and Adenoids
Conservative: Nasal:
Diastolisation.
Tonsils and Adenoids
Operation.
Cured.
Improved.
Still under Treatment
or Observation.
Left or Treatment
Lapsed.
Referred to Hospital
for Operation.
Declined Treatment.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media
18
6
Operation
before Clinic
—
6
1
—
6
-
-
-
-
—
12
No
Operation
—
12
—
2
12
—
—
—
—
—
Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media with
Nasal Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and
Adenoids
9
3
Operation
before Clinic
—
3
2
—
3
—
—
—
—
-
6
No
Operation
—
5
3
1
2
—
2
2
—
—
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media
62
*(11)
22
Operation
before Clinic
2
20
—
—
22
—
—
—
—
—
40
No
Operation
9
31
—
—
36
—
3
1
—
—
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal
Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
33
*(4)
8
Operation
before Clinic
—
8
5
—
7
-
—
—
1
—
25
No
Operation
8
21
11
5
22
—
1
2
-
—
Totals
122
19
106
22
8
110
—
6
5
1
—
(II) CHILDREN UNDER 5.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media
8
3
Operation
before Clinic
—
3
-
-
3
—
—
—
—
—
5
No
Operation
-
5
-
-
4
-
—
1
—
—
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media
15
*(2)
1
Operation
before Clinic
—
1
-
-
1
—
—
—
—
—
14
No
Operation
2
13
-
-
11
—
2
1
—
—
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal
Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
6
*(1)
1
Operation
before Clinic
-
1
-
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
5
No
Operation
1
3
3
—
4
—
1
—
—
—
Totals
29
3
26
3
—
24
—
3
2
—
—
* The figures in brackets indicate the number of cases with Bi-lateral Otorrhoea.