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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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T ottenham— e.n.t. clinic—1947.
| Diagnosis. | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by:— | Totals (Ears). | Granulations: Simple Polypi. | Mastoid Disease. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis. | External Otitis, Eczema. | Primary (Ear). | Collateral (Nose and | 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 4 Adenoids Operation. | |||||||||||||||
| School | A | Granulations: Simple Polypi | 7 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | ||
| 2 | 3 | - | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | 1 | — | ||||
| (1) | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | No Operation | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||
| B | Mastoid Disease | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | Operation before Clinic | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | — | ||
| (3) | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | No Operation | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | — | i | 1 | — | 2 | — | |||
| c | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | — | 2 | — | — | No Operation | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| D | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Operation before Clinic | 2 | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (1) | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | No Operation | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| e | External Otitis: Eczema | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | No Operation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely | 20 | 10 | Operation before Clinic | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||
| (6) | 10 | No Operation | 8 | — | -— | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals (School) | 48 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | 40 | 14 | - | 6 | — | 27 | 3 | 7 | - | 7 | 4 | |||
| PRE- SCHOOL CHILDREN. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| pre- school. | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, solely | 1 | — | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 1 | No Operation | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, with Nasal Conditions: Tonsils/Adenoids | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Operation before Clinic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| (1) | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | No Operation | — | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Totals | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Grand Totals | 51 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | 40 | 17 | — | 6 | — | 30 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | |||
Figures in Brackets— Cases of Bi-Lateral Otorrhoea or Mastoid.