[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    70 (y). Ear Disease. Work has l)a'n continued at tlie special session of tlie School Clinic ■which is devoted to the examination and treatment of aural defects, and is lield once a -^^cek. Daily treatment was also performed hy the staff in numerous cases, ■when such was thought te) be necessary, 'i'he iMedieal Officer has also instructed jiarents in the ineurabk^ ca.ses of ear disease as to the toilet of the ear—a subject ef which they are usually profoundly ignorant. 121 cases of ear (lisea.se attended this clinic and 104 cases were treated. Tlie table below gives the summary of results. (1). Minor ailments (all cured). Removal-of wax ... ... 37 Forunculo.sis ... ... ... 2 Eczema of auricle and meatus 2 C'atarrhal conditions ... ... 9 (2). Otitis Media. Apjiarently Cured. Relieved. •Mnite ... 9 ... ... — Chronic ... 17 ... ... 3 'ITansferred to General Infirmary, Burton ... ... ... 3 Ceased-attendance ... ... 3 Continuing treatment ... ... S In Otitis .Media, tlu' methods of treatment used were r-arious and ranged the gamut from instillations of a eleansing or antiseptic nature coujfied with the nua-hanicjd removal of the di.scharge. to Zinc Ionisation. Several eases w eic • jeh rred for removal of atlenoids thought to be contributory. 'I'he results of treatment In' Zinc Ionisation in the following table are disa])]H)iating in their ultimate lesults. Only chronii- ea.ses of old standing however, wore so treatful. In future nio. t attention will lie paid to the diseasi* in its acute pha.se when it seems so much more easily curable.