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Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE "B" CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA, 1943. SCHOOLCHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. | Totals (Ears). | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by:— | Granulations: Simple Polypii. | Mastoid Disease. | 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. | ||||||||
| Old Operation. | No Operation. | | Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. Cautery, etc. | Mastoid Operation. | Tonsils/Adenoids. Conservative Treatment. Nasal Treatm. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | |||||||||||||||
| SCHOOL. | A | Granulations: Simple Polypii | 4 *(1) | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | K | l | m | n | o | p | ||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 9 * (1) | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 . | — | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | ||
| — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | No Operation | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | _ | 2 | 1 | ||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | No Operation | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis .. | 8 *(1) | — | — | — | 1 | — | Operation before Clinic | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | _ | ||
| — | — | — | — | 7 | — | No Operation | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| E | External Otitis: Eczema | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | No Operation | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely | 27 * (6) | 14 | Operation before Clinic | 14 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | |||||||
| 13 | No Operation | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 3 | _ | _ | |||||||||
| Totals | 54 | 6 | 6 I 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 17 | - | 5 | — | 36 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PRE-SCHOOL. | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely.. | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| — | No Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | |||||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils/Adenoids | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | ||
| — | — | — | — | 2 | — | No Operation | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | I | |||||
| Totals | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Grand Totals | 58 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 45 | 21 | — | 6 | — | 37 | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||
* Figures in brackets = Bi-lateral Disease.