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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Maintained Primary and Secondary School Population of the Area - 26731 Audiometer Tests - Routine
| Age Groups | 1st Tests sweep or gramophone (1) | Re-tests (2) | Failures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| both ears (3) | one ear | Total (6) | % of Column 1 (7) | ||||
| right (4) | left (5) | ||||||
| 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 |
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.
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