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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
Hornsey 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN REFERRED TO AUDIOLOGY UNIT
| No. | Age | Sex | Reasons for referral | F.H. | Remarks | Source of Referral | Decision and Disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | F | Known deaf. Not coping at day nursery. | Yes | - | School Medical Officer, Tottenham. | Admission to nursery at Blanche Nevile School. |
| 2 | lyr. 6mnths | M | Suspected deafness. | Yes | Has goitre | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Probably not deaf. |
| 3 | 3 | F | Suspected deafness. | No | Coloured | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Probably not deaf. |
| 4 | 2 | M | Suspected deafness. | Yes | School Medical Officer, Tottenham. | Probably not deaf. To ordinary day nursery. | |
| 5 | 4 | M | Suspected deafness. | Yes | Poor speech | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Not deaf. |
| 6 | lyr. l0mnths | M | Suspected deafness. | No | Delayed speech. Indian. | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Deaf. To nursery unit at Blanche Nevile School. |
| 7 | 1 | M | For adoption. Suspected deafness. | No | Illegitimate. Backward. | School Medical Officer, Potters Bar. | Not deaf. Backward. |
| 8 | 2yrs. 4mnths | M | Suspected deafness. | No | Delayed speech | School Medical Officer, Edmonton. | Not deaf. |
| 9 | 2½ | M | Suspected deafness. | Yes | Delayed speech. | School Medical Officer, Tottenham. | Not deaf. To normal day nursery. |
| 10 | 4 | M | Suspected deafness. | No | Delayed speech. | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Probably not deaf. To nursery school. |
| 11 | 3 | M | Suspected deafness. | No | Delayed speech. | School Medical Officer, Tottenham. | Not deaf. Possibly backward. |
| 12 | 4 | M | Suspected deafness. | No | Articulation defect. | School Medical Officer, Edmonton. | Not deaf. |
| 13 | 4 | F | Suspected deafness. | No | Delayed speech. | School Medical Officer, Hornsey. | Not deaf. |
| 14 | 6mnths. | M | Suspected deafness. | Yes | - | School Medical Officer, Southgate. | Deaf. For auditory training. |
| 15 | 3 | M | Known deaf. From Great Ormond St. for supervision. | No | Great Ormond Street Hospital. | To nursery unit at Blanche Nevile School. | |
| 16 | 5mnths | M | Mother suspected deafness. | No | - | School Medical Officer, Hendon. | Probably not deaf. |
| 17 | 5mnths | M | Slow. Matron at day nursery suspected deafness. | No | Illegitimate | School Medical Officer, Southgate. | Probably not deaf. Backward. |