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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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centage of those failing routine audiometry may seem rather high, but a large proportion are
cured by relatively simple measures such as removal of wax from the ears. Those who
require further inestigation are seen by Dr. L Fischr the consultant otologist at the
Audiology Unit.
Maintained Primary and Secondary School Population of the Area - 2 6731 Audiometer Tests - Routine
| Age Groups | 1st Tests sweep or gramophone | Re-Tests | Failures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Ears | One | Ear | Total | % of Column 1 | |||
| Right | Left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Up to 7 years | 2262 | 32 | 103 | 34 | 29 | 166 | 7.3 |
| Intermediate | 3819 | 68 | 110 | 31 | 39 | 180 | 4.7 |
| Leavers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 6081 | 100 | 213 | 65 | 68 | 346 | 5.7 |
| Audiometer Tests - Specials | |||||||
| Age | 1st Tests | Re-Tests | Failures | ||||
| Both Ears | One | Ear | Total | % of Column 1 | |||
| Right | Left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Under 5 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 76.0 |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | - | 3 | 20 | 90.9 |
| 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 63.2 |
| 7 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 87.5 |
| 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | - | 3 | 11 | 64.7 |
| 9 | 14 | 26 | 10 | - | 2 | 12 | 85.7 |
| 10 | 11 | 18 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 36.4 |
| 11 | 9 | 18 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | 55.6 |
| 12 | 10 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 40 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 75.0 |
| 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 73.3 |
| Over 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 88.9 |
| Totals | 183 | 213 | 91 | 17 | 24 | 132 | 72.1 |