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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
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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It should be rioted that 246 (281 — 1969) children (including 168 (212—1969) entrants) were
found at routine medical inspections to require observation regarding their hearing.
The following numbers of children received operative treatment for ear, nose and throat conditions
| 1969 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Disease of the ear | 14 | 7 |
| Adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | 174 | 125 |
| Other nose and throat conditions | 1 | 5 |
| 189 | 137 |
During the year routine audiometry continued to be carried out in the schools in the Borough on children aged seven years. These screening tests are performed by a clinic nurse specialising in this work. She is also the nurse-audiometrician at the audiology unit (see under Deafness in Early Childhood).The detailed results of her tests are as follows
| No. of children tested | 536 | |
| No. of children passed | 294 | |
| No. of children failed | 242 | |
| No. of children re-tested | 197 | |
| No. of children passed | 72 | |
| No. of children failed | 125 | |
| No. of sweeps | 40 | |
| No. of children tested | 2344 | |
| No. of children passed | 2083 | |
| No. of children failed | 261 | |
| No. of graphs carried out | 409 | |
| No. of children passed | 139 | |
| No. of children failed | 270 | |
| No. of children referred to | ||
| School Medical Officer | 169 | |
| Absentees (Sweep) | 113 | |
| No. of children tested | 176 | |
| No. of children passed | 164 | |
| No. of children failed | 12 |