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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
Tottenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE B.
AUDIOMETER TESTS.
Total Number of Children Tested 4,022
Total with no Defect 3,665 or 91 2 per cent.
Total found Defective 357 or 8.8 per cent.
ROUTINE AUDIOMETER TESTS.
| Type of School. | Total Number Tested. | Total found with Defect. | Defect found in:— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Ears. | One Ear. | |||
| Junior Boys | 1,438 | 131 | 62 | 69 |
| Other Boys | 1,185 | 105 | 38 | 67 |
| Totals—Boys | 2,623 | 236 | 100 | 136 |
| Junior Girls | 940 | 89 | 38 | 51 |
| Other Girls | 459 | 32 | 14 | 18 |
| Totals—Girls | 1,399 | 121 | 52 | 69 |
| Totals—Boys | 2,623 | 236 | 100 | 136 |
| Girls | 1,399 | 121 | 52 | 69 |
| Grand Totals | 4,022 | 357 | 152 | 205 |
The children found on first examination to have defective hearing
are re-tested before the results are recorded.
Table (B) gives the number of children tested for hearing power
by means of the Audiometer, and also the number who show defect in
hearing in one or both ears.
TABLE C.
| Total Ears. | Number of Ears, showing Hearing Loss in Units of Hearing, as follows:— | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | ||
| Boys | 338 | 85 | 109 | 80 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Girls | 171 | 46 | 49 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 509 | 131 | 158 | 116 | 54 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Table (C) shows the amount of the defects found. Tables (B) and
(C) relate to children of 7 years old or over who are quite able to write.