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It is to be hoped that the experimental schemes at
present being carried out in Britain will soon be followed
by a much broader national scheme.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SERVICE.
Mr R. Savege, Consulting Otologist, reports:
With the almost total disappearance of cases of
chronic middle ear suppuration- the emphasis is now upon
the early diagnosis and treatment of deafness in children
Very offen, cases of minor degrees of deafness,
particularly unilateral deafness, are unsuspected by the
parents, until discovered at routine examination by the
school doctors, and then tested by the audiometer Early
discovery is important, as good hearing is essential in
the child's education and conduct, but also because
treatment can usually restore the hearing to normal, and
prevent the development of chronic deafness The rising
generation can look forward to better hearing in their
lives than could many of their parents.

Audiometry Report
An additional part time Audiometrician was appointed
during the year to assist the Audiometrician A new
transistor pure tone audiometer was purchased. This
machine has facilities for testing bone conduction deafness,
and this proves of great help in picking out cases
of nerve deafness.
The Audiometrician was given the opportunity during
the year of attending a special course at the Heston
School for the Deaf