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THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC
Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (until July, 1959)
C.J.Scott, M.B., Ch.B., D. L. C.
It is regretted that owing to Mr. Scott's sudden death, it Is not possible to give a
report on his work for the year.
We would like to record an appreciation of Mr. Scott's valuable work for West Ham
children In whom he always took a personal interest, and of his co-operation as Director
of the Audiology team.
We wish to express our thanks to the other E. N. T. consultants in the area, who, for
the rest of the year, kindly allowed us to refer children to their clinics.
The Ear, Nose and Throat clinics (administered by the West Ham Group Hospital Management
Committee) are held in the West Ham premises as follows:-
Stratford School Clinic, Monday and Tuesday mornings
84, West Ham Lane, E.15. 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Rosetta School Clinic,
Sophia Road, Friday mornings
Custom House, E.l6. 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Total number of schoolchildren seen 159
Total number of attendances 1,051
HEARING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
Miss Smart, Audiometrician, continued her surveys in West Ham schools, using the pure
tone audiometer. She is employed jointly by the County Borough of West Ham and the Regional
Hospital Board, giving six sessions a week to the hospital service and five sessions to
West Ham. Her work for the local authority includes audlometric surveys of schoolchildren
in ordinary and special schools, testing in the Audiology Clinic and the taking of impressions
for ear moulds for hearing aids. The aids themselves are supplied through the London
Hospital.
During the year routine surveys were made of children in the 6+ and 10+ age groups
in schools, and a fortnightly clinic was held for testing children specially referred by
medical officers.
Number of children tested 6, 510
Number of children re-tested 353
Number of children who failed the audiometric
test referred for further investigations 283
Children who failed the audiometric test have in the past been referred to the area
school medical officer for investigation into the causes of the impaired hearing. For
some time it has been apparent that as these cases require a great deal of special attention
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