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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iii) Refer to audiology clinic 18
(iv) Refer to general practitioner 15
(v) Refer to ear, nose and throat
consultant 20
There were 37 recommendations made during the year for
children to sit in favourable positions in the classroom.
The total number of pupils attending school at the end of
the year known to have been provided with hearing aids was 27-
AudioloKv Clinic
Of the 196 attendances during the year, 99 were made by 69 children under the age of five, and 97 were made by 67 children aged five and over. Details of children and attendances are as follows:
| Age Group | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 8 -11 | 11+ | ||
| New cases referred from all sources | 28 | 35 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 126 |
| Cases carried over | ||||||
| from 1965 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Found to have normal | ||||||
| hearing | 17 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 69 |
| Deaf in one or | ||||||
| both ears Found to have | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| remediable hearing loss | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Impaired hearing requiring auditory training and/or hearing aid | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Not fully assessed | ||||||
| at end of 1966 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| Attendances | 49 | 50 | 26 | 58 | 13 | 196 |