Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table 1, Family size and place in family.
| Number in family | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Chiswick | 34 | 80 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Heston | 30 | 128 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Position in family | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Chiswick | 100 | 59 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Heston | 113 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 2 Children who had hearing difficulty
| Type of loss | Chiswick | Heston | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed both ears on screening test | 6 | 9 | ||
| Failed one ear on screening test | 13 | Right 7 | 12 | Right 4 |
| Left 6 | Left 8 | |||
| Impossible to test | 3 | 0 | ||
Table 3, Hand preference for drawing
| Chiswick | Heston | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH | LH | RH | LH | |
| Main Sample | 132 | 21 | 174 | 20 |
| Children with immature speech and articulation difficulties | 11 | 4 | 3 | |
| plus one refusal to hold a pencil | ||||