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142
Investigations incomplete at end of year 31
Investigations not possible - left district or
otherwise unavailable for examination 2
Recommendations by school medical officers in the
first instance
(i) No action required 32
(ii) For observation only 88
(iii) Refer to audiology clinic 44
(iv) Refer to general practitioner 12
(v) Refer to ear, nose and throat consultant 17
There were 84 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 39.
Audiology Clinic
Of the 341 attendances during the year, 152 were made by 93
children under the age of five, and 189 were made by 94 children aged
five and over. Details of children and attendances are as follows:
AGE GROUP
s
Under
2
2-4
5-7
8-11
11 +
New cases referred from
all sources
32
61
50
23
19
185
Cases carried over
from 1968
-
-
1
1
2
Found to have normal
hearing
28
40
22
4
3
97
Deaf in one or both ears
-
1
8
-
5
14
Found to have remediable
hearing loss
1
15
21
13
6
56
Impaired hearing requiring
auditory training and/or
hearing aid
-
1
1
-
3
5
Not fully assessed at end
of 1969
1
-
1
-
-
2
Attendances
52
100
104
38
47
341