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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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TABLE 'C'
Pre-School Children Referred to West Ham Audlology Clinic from its Inception in May, 1955, to 31st December, 1959.
| Reason for Referral | Number Referred | Age on Referral | Findings | Total Number of Deaf and Partially Deaf | Percentage Deaf and Partially Deaf | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | Over 3 | |||||||
| Suspected deafness | 43 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | Deaf | 15 | 21 | 49% | |
| Partially deaf only | 6 | |||||||||
| Speech defect (both spastic children) | 2 | |||||||||
| Mentally retarded only | 1 | |||||||||
| Doubtful | 1 | |||||||||
| No defect found | 18 | |||||||||
| Delayed speech or speech defect associated with suspected deafness | 31 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | Deaf | 1 | 4 | 12% | |
| Partially deaf | 2 | |||||||||
| Partially deaf + speech defect | ||||||||||
| Delayed speech only | 3 | |||||||||
| Speech for observation | 2 | |||||||||
| Mentally retarded | 1 | |||||||||
| No defect found | 21 | |||||||||
| Suffering from delayed speech or speech defect; (referred for investigation to exclude deafness). | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | Deaf (doubtful case, under observation) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delayed speech development | 5 | (? 1 doubtful case) | ||||||||
| No defect found | 12 | |||||||||
| Mental retardation associated with suspected deafness | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Deaf & mentally retarded Deaf only (spastic child) Mentally retarded only No defect found | 1 1 7 l | 2 | 20% | |
| Mental retardation with impaired speech; referred for investigation to exclude deafness | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mentally retarded only | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL: | West Ham children 74 | 105 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 59 | 27 + 1 doubtful | 26$ | ||
| Children from neighbouring area 31 | ||||||||||