London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Haringey 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| Age Group | 1st Tests | Re-Tests | Failures | % of Column 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| both ears | one ear | Total | |||||
| right | left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Up to 7 years | 6033 | 37 | 175 | 104 | 71 | 350 | 5.8 |
| Intermediate | 5966 | 45 | 138 | 61 | 80 | 279 | 4.6 |
| Leavers | 1146 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 4.3 |
| Total | 13,145 | 101 | 341 | 172 | 166 | 679 | 5.2 |
| Age | 1st Tests | Re-tests | Failures | % of Column 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| both ears | one ear | Total | |||||
| right | left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| 5 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 6 | 5 | 24 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 7 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57.0 |
| 8 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 53.0 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 33.0 |
| 10 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 80.0 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 66.0 |
| 13 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 14 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 52 | 136 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 53.8 |
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics
As the result of the closure early in the year of the School Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics at
Hornsey and Wood Green, the school health service now provides only one Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
at the Park Lane Medical Centre, Tottenham, where monthly sessions are held.
Speech Therapy
Miss J.D. Came, senior therapist, reports:-
"This year has seen encouraging developments. There has been improvement in the staffing
position. By the end of the year there were five part-time speech therapists, providing 30 sessions
weekly for treatment or visiting.
At the Hornsey Centre for Handicapped Children, a pioneer session has already proved
worthwhile. Children with autistic behaviour or severe spasticity were among those treated. For
the treatment of the cerebral palsied children, the speech therapist joined a team of co-workers,
including occupational and physiotherapists, under the direction of the Consultant, Dr. K. Bobath.
There has been an expansion of the work at Burgoyne Road Clinic. The therapist in this new
building reports increased need for her help from the large number of immigrant children living
locally.
Early investigation of delay in language development has been carried out. With the
encouragement of the Principal Medical Officer (School Health) therapists have seen pre-school
children who have already been investigated at the Audiology Unit. This has offered valuable
opportunities for reassurance and advice to the mother, and consultation with the particular medical
officer concerned at the Toddler Clinic."
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