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Tottenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TOTTENHAM—E.N.T. CLINIC—1946.
| Diagnosis. | Totals (Ears). | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by:— | Granulations: Simple Rolypi. | 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 Polypi | 6 (1) | a | B | c | d | e | f | g | h | I | J | k | l | m | n | o | p | ||
| — | — | — | — | 1 | - | Operation before Clinic | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||||
| 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | No Operation | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||
| B | Mastoid Disease | 6 | — | 4 | - | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 3 | 4 | — | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| — | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | No Operation | 2 | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | — | ||||
| C | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | — | 1 | - | — | No Operation | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis | 9 (1) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Operation before Clinic | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | — | — | 8 | — | No Operation | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| E | External Otitis: Eczema | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | No Operation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely | 37 (7) | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | Operation before Clinic | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | - | - | — | 1 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | 28 | No Operation | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | — | - | 3 | — | 1 | ||||
| Totals (School) | 59 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | 49 | 15 | — | 7 | — | 45 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PRESCHOOL. | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely. . | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | — | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 4 | No Operation | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils/Adenoids | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| — | — | — | — | 3 | - | No Operation | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Grand Totals | 66 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 50 | 21 | — | 10 | — | 49 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| *Figures in Brackets—Cases of Bi-Lateral Otorrhoea or Mastoid. | |||||||||||||||||||||