London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Enfield 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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SCHOOL HEALTH
| Number of special inspections (including freedom from inspection infection examination prior to school journeys and special examination at schools, special schools, children's homes, etc.) | 4,851 |
| Number of re-inspections | 2,412 |
| 1st Test | Both ears | Failures one ear | Total | Of total failures number already known to have hearing loss | Re-Tests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| right | left | |||||||
| Entrants | 4,765 | 75 | 45 | 58 | 178 | 13 | 840 | |
| 8-9 years | 4,754 | 69 | 41 | 45 | 155 | 37 | 627 | |
| 12-13 years | 3,462 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 96 | 31 | 383 | |
| Total | 12,981 | 182 | 114 | 133 | 429 | 81 | 1,850 | |
| Age Group | 1st Test | Failures one ear | Of total failures number already known to have hearing loss | Re-Tests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both ears | right | left | Total | |||||
| Pre-school | 96 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 10 | |
| School Children | 490 | 133 | 74 | 81 | 288 | 21 | 236 | |
| Total | 586 | 159 | 80 | 89 | 328 | 25 | 246 | |
No.of children in schools (excluding special schools for
the deaf or partially hearing) who have hearing aids 55
108