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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

Croydon 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Pure Tone Audiometer Tests:

Pure Tone Audiometer Tests:

Number of individual children tested during the year:
(a) For the First time618
(b) As a review case120
738

Table: Auditory Training:

Auditory Training:

89 individual children received regular auditory training during the year. Number of attendance sessions:
(a) At the Audiology Clinic189
(b) At home or school417
Total606

Table: Sweep Testing of five year old school entrants:

Sweep Testing of five year old school entrants:

Number of schools visited40
Number of children tested3,525
Number of children passed3,147
Number of children failed378
Number of children not tested (absent or unco-operative)532

Table: The 378 failures were followed up:

The 378 failures were followed up:

No hearing loss51
Negligible hearing loss73
Slight hearing loss52
Moderate hearing loss93
Moderately severe hearing loss77
Severe hearing loss8
Absent or failed to keep appointment21
Left district3
Total378

Table: Issue of Hearing Aids

Issue of Hearing Aids

(a) National Health Service "Medresco" Aids7
(b) Commercial Aids bought by Croydon L.E. A.5
Total12
Supplied in previous years64
Total76

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2 children using hearing aids are under school age.