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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 1945. SCHOOLCHILDREN.
| Diagnosis. | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by:— | Totals (Ears). | 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 | 8 *(1) | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | I | j | K | l | m | n | o | P | ||
| 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | No Operation | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | ||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | No Operation | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis .. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | 4 | — | No Operation | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
| E | External Otitis: Eczema | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 4 | No Operation | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely.. | 29 | 5 | Operation before Clinic | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| 24 | No Operation | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | |||||||||
| Totals | 53 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| PRE-SCHO | OL CI | IILDREN. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PRE-SCHOOL. | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely.. | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 | No Operation | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils/Adenoids | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | No Operation | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Grand Totals | 60 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 44 | 15 | — | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||
* No. of Cases of Bi-Lateral Otorrhoea.