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AUDIOMETRY.
At the end of 1965 two audiometer operators were on the staff of the department.
Children have their hearing tested by audiometer three times in their school lives.
The first routine test is done before the age of seven; the next in the third year in junior
school, and finally in the second year in the senior school. Special instances, for
example, children who are failing to make progress in school, are dealt with
expeditiously.
Audiometers are kept in condition by regular calibration by the manufacturers.
Children who fail the audiometric test are referred for further investigation. Fifty
five new cases were seen and 117 re-examinations were carried out in 1965, at the
Heston Hearing Clinic to which the majority of referrals are made.

* In Schools.