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 Tottenham]
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Audiology Unit
The number and type of children seen at the Audiology Unit are shown in the table
following. It will be seen that 246 new cases and 143 re-examination cases were
examined during 1962. an increase of 68 and 78 respectively on the previous year. This
increase is due to the extra weekly session Dr. Fisch has been able to give to the unit.
AUDIOLOGY UNIT 1962
Number of cases seen: | |||||||||||||||||||
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Age in years | 0- | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5- | 6- | 7- | 8- | 9- | 10- | 11- | 12- | 13- | 14- | 15- | 16- | 17+ | Total |
New cases | 25 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 |
Re-examination | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 143 |
Total | 389 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-school children | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Attending Infant and Junior Schools | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||
Attending Senior Schools | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Over five but not at school | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reasons for referrals among new children were as follows | |||||||||||||||||||
For Diagnosis | 202 | ||||||||||||||||||
Auditory training | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Immigrants to Area known to be deaf | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Partially deaf children, advice as to placement | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Children known to be deaf - application for admission to Blanche Nevile School or partially deaf units | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfer from hospital out patient departments or E.N,T. clinics | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Advice as to placement where deafness might be the cause of backwardness | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Source of referrals: | |||||||||||||||||||
Tottenham and Hornsey | 145 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other boroughs in Middlesex | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hertfordshire | 2 |