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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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The tables below give the numbers and results of audiometry tests during 1969;-Audiometer Tests - Routine
| Age Group | 1st Tests sweep | Fai lures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-tests | both ears | one ear | Total | % of Column 1 | |||
| ri ght | left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Up to 7 years | 4261 | 38 | 150 | 69 | 86 | 305 | 7.2% |
| Intermediate | 3006 | 71 | 103 | 38 | 54 | 195 | 6.5% |
| Leavers | 1734 | 57 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 84 | 4.9% |
| TOTALS | 9001 | 166 | 304 | 122 | 158 | 584 | 6.5% |
Audiometer Tests - Specials
| Age | 1st Tests | Re-tests | Fai lures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| both ears | one ear | Total | %of Column 1 | ||||
| right | left | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Under 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 58.8% |
| 6 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 81.5% |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 38.1% |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62.5% |
| 10 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 12 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 50.0% |
| 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Over 14 | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 102 | 123 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 68 | 67.7% |
Vision Screening
Keystone vision screening is carried out in the same age groups in the junior and secondary schools.
Itmaybe that the frequency of audiometric screening could be reduced,and it is desirable to increase
vision screening so that children's eyes are examined every second year of their school life.
Screening procedures are carried out independently of the school medical examination, but every
effort is made to have the results available for the school doctor at the medical examination.
Keystone failures are followed up by the orthoptists before referral to the school medical officer.
In the infant schools, vision testing of children is carried out by the school nurse at routine medical
inspections, the orthoptist carrying out screening procedures for latent squints.
A special investigation was carried out at two comprehensive schools by the technician and the
orthoptist together, the purpose of which was to assess the efficiency of the Keystone method-of
vision screening.
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