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DEAFNESS
Children registered "at risk" - 220
Tested during the year - 90
Premature 62
Bom to Rh. negative mothers 11
Family history of deafness 8
Severe illness in infancy 3
Birth injury 1
Delay in speaking 2
Doctor's referral 2
Parent' s request 1
Re-tested - 11
Deaf - Nil
Partially Deaf - 1
(High frequency loss - under observation.)
Thought to have some degree of deafness not requiring
immediate treatment. - 11
Under 1 year of age 6
Between 1 and 2 years of age
Between 2 and 3 years of age 1
Between 3 and 4 years of age 4
Speech defects only - 1
Slow response, probably not deaf, but kept under
observation. - 12
Mentally subnormal - 2
Of the 11 re-tested after preliminary screening:
8 were premature babies
1 had severe illness in infancy
2 not speaking at age of 2 years
52 failed to attend although an appointment had
been accepted
4 were not taken for further examination after a
doubtful result of first test.
Of these -
6 parents had refused
24 babies were apparently normal
2 have promised to attend
20 still awaiting further appointments
4 moved out of area