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A number of hearing aids have been supplied to children
attending normal schools and several children have attended
once or twice a week for auditory training and practice in
1 ip-reading.
During the year every child attending this school was
issued with an 0.L.57 hearing aid (these are MEDRESCO aids
incorporating an induction loop receiver) but unfortunately
they have proved to be extremely fragile, and spares and
replacements have been in very short supply. Whilst as
far as possible minor repairs, the issue of batteries,
leads etc. are carried out at school, major repairs are
carried out at the Hearing Aid Distribution Centre.
Because of breakages a large number of children have had
their original aids replaced by the O.L.56 model (without
induction loop), and a few children are having to wear the
bulky O.L.35 aid during the period in which their own
transistor aids are being repaired.
Three hundred and ten children attended the school
for Pure Tone Audiometric Tests and a number for Speech
Audiometry. The pure tone tests are very ably conducted
by Mrs. Leach, S. R. N.
The construction of an acoustically treated room is
now complete, and this additional space is of great assist
ance for testing and training. In the early part of the
year the Western Electric Group Aid was re-sited, and can
now be used more conveniently.
A full medical inspection was carried out by Dr.
Werren on the 16th, 17th and 18th February and in November
Mr. Taylor conducted a dental inspection.
Miss Smith, Educational Psychologist visited the
school several times for the purpose of examination.
A total of one hundred and forty seven minor treatments
have been given by the nursing staff.