Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Auditory Training
73 individual children received regular auditory training during the year. Number of attendance sessions:
182 | |
243 | |
425 |
Sweep Testing of five year old school entrants:
Number of schools visited | 41 |
Number of children tested | 4,383 |
Number of children passed | 3,727 |
Number of children failed | 473 |
Number of children to be re-tested | 183 |
Number of children not tested (absent or unco-operative) | 318 |
The failures were re-assessed as follows:
No hearing loss | 56 |
Negligible hearing loss | 27 |
Slight hearing loss | 105 |
Moderate hearing loss | 146 |
Moderately severe hearing loss | 48 |
Severe hearing loss | 4 |
Failed to keep appointment | 42 |
Left district | 11 |
Waiting to be re-tested | 34 |
473 |
Issue of Hearing Aids
14 | |
3 | |
17 |
14 children under school age are using hearing aids.