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Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE B "B" CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA, 1944. SCHOOLCHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. | Diagnosis. | Treatment. | Results. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by:— | Totals (Ears). | Granulations: Simple Polypiii. | Mastoid Disease. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis. | External Otitis, Eczema. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Primary (Ear). | Collateral (Nose and Throat). | 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. | Mastoid Operation. | Tonsils/Adenoids. Conservative Treatment. Nasal Treatm. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | Cured. | ||||||||||||||||
| SCHOOL. | A | Granulations: Simple Polypii | 5 (1) | a | b | C | d | E | f | g | H | i | j | K | l | m | n | o | p | ||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | 3 | — | — | No Operation | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis .. | 11 * (3) | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | Operation before Clinic | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | No Operation | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||
| E | External Otitis: Eczema | 6 *(3) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 4 | No Operation | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely.. | 17 *(3) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | - | - | — | — | ||
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | — | - | - | — | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 46 | 7 9 | 4 i | 26 | 20 | — | 5 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | ||||||||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PRE-SCHOOL. | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely.. | 6 * (3) | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 4 | — | No Operation | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils/Adenoids | 3 * (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| .— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | No Operation | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Totals | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |||||
| Grand Totals | 55 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
* No. of Cases of Bi-Lateral Otorrhoea.