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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
Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TablE "a" acute otitis media 1945.
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. | Total (Ears). | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Result. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Tonsils & Adenoids Treatment: Nasal Treatment. | Tonsils & Adenoids Operation. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left School or Treatment 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 | 18 | 8 | Operation before Clinic | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | No Operation | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | 9 | 1 | Operation before Clinic | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | No Operation | — | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 57 *(6) | 16 | Operation before Clinic | 4 | 14 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 41 | No Operation | 2 | 35 | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal conditions : Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 18 *(1) | 1 | Operation before Clinic | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | No Operation | — | 14 | 9 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | ||
| Totals | 102 | 7 | 91 | 19 | — | 75 | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN | |||||||||||||
| Acute Non-Suppurative Otitis Media | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | 1 | — | I | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media | 14 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | No Operation | 1 | 14 | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Acute Suppurative Otitis Media with Nasal Conditions: Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Totals | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Grand Totals | 120 | 8 | 109 | 20 | — | 87 | — | 6 | 18 | — | 6 | ||
* The figures in brackets indicate the number of cases with Bi-lateral Otorrhoea.