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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

Acton 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: AUDIOMETRY SCHEMEThe following tables show the number of school children tested by Gramophone Audiometer, with details of failures and treatment given.

AUDIOMETRY SCHEME

The following tables show the number of school children tested by Gramophone Audiometer, with details of failures and treatment given.

Total tested1,241
Absentees139
Referred to Minor Ailment Clinic45
Referred to Aurist25
Cleared without reference to Aurist14
Investigation Incomplete
Children removed to other Districts2
Children left school4
Children already known at Hospital2
Children not previously known23
Attending Aurist at the end of the year24
Cause of Deafness
Chronic Catarrhal Otitis Media11
Chronic Otitis Media3
Bone Conduction Deafness2
Obstructive Deafness2
Enlarged Tonsils6
Nerve Deafness1
Treatment
Diastolisation14
Politserisation
Diastolisation3
Politserisation2
Proctz1
Eustachian Catheterisation1
X-Ray of Sinuses4
Removal of Tonsils and Adenoids3
Removal of Adenoids2
Speech Therapy1
Breathing Exercises3
Results
Hearing improved6
Attending Speech Therapy2
Antral Puncture1
Special Educational Treatment
To sit in front row24