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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STYCAR HEARING TESTS
There were 1,964 children on the At Risk Register at the end of 1971.
Number of Clinics held in 1971 24
Number of Appointments made during year 221
Number of Non-attenders 72
SOURCE OF REFERRAL AND RESULT
SOURCE | HEARING SATISFACTORY | HEARING UNSATISFACTORY | TOTAL | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referred Speech Clinic | For Obser' vat ion | Discharged | Referred E. N. J. | For Observation | Already under observation | ||
Child Health Centre | 28 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 101 |
L A. Doctor | 3 | 3 | |||||
Health Visitor | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | ||
Speech Clinic | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||
General Practitioner | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
Other Sources | 1 | 2 | 3 |
REASON AND SOURCE OF REFERRAL
REASON FOR REFERRAL | SOURCE OF REFERRAL | TOTAL | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child Health Centres | L.A. Doctor | Health Visitor | Speech Clinic | General Practitioner | Other Sources | ||
1. Failed Stycar Test | 53 | 53 | |||||
2. Poor Speech | 32 | 5 | 37 | ||||
3. Suspected Hearing Loss | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 34 | |
4. Parent's Request | 7 | 7 | |||||
5. Other Reasons | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
RETESTS
REASON FOR RESTEST | HEARING SATISFACTORY | HEARING SATISFACTORY | TOTAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referred Speech Clinic | Discharged | Referred E. N. T. | For Further Retest | ||
Referred from previous Stycar Session | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Poor Speech | 1 | 1 | 2 |