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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
Kingston upon Thames 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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142
Recommendations "by school medical officers in the first instance:
(i) No action required 43
(ii) For observation only 57
(iii) Refer to audiology clinic 12
(iv) Refer to general practitioner 11
(v) Refer to ear, nose and throat
consultant 11
(vi) Favourable position in class 31 *
* These 31 new recommendations were made during the year in respect
of children who failed the audiometer test.
It was known that 26 school children were in possession of
hearing aids, of whom 4 were provided with hearing aids in 1965.
Audiology Clinic
Of the 123 attendances during the year, 78 children were under five years of age. Details are as follows:
| Age Group | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-11 | 11+ | ||
| New cases referred from all sources | 18 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 87 |
| Cases carried over from 1964 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Found to have normal hearing | 14 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 65 |
| Deaf in one or both ears | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Found to have remediable hearing loss | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Impaired hearing requiring auditory training and/or hearing aid | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Not fully assessed at end of 1965 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Attendances | 34 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 123 |