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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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COUNTY BOROUGH OP WEST HAM Audiometric Surveys in Schools, 1955-1958
| Year | Age Groups Tested | Numbers Tested | Numbers Retested | Reference to M.O. | Number Investigated by M.O. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| by Gramophone Audiometry | By Pure-tone Audiometer | Gramophone | Pure-tone | ||||
| 1955 | Junior school pupils 8+ to 10+ | 4,887 | - | 1,649 | - | 447 | 126 |
| 1956b | Junior school pupils 8+ to 10+ | 3,298 | 164 | 1,138 + 1,141 | 3 | 285 | 170 |
| 1957 | Primary school pupils 6+ and 10+ | - | 3,255 | - | 295 | 266 | 262 |
| 1958 | Primary school pupils 6+ and 10+ | - | 4,439 | - | 285 | 172 | 116 (70 of these were referred to E.N.T. Consultant ) |