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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

Tottenham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Audiology Unit
The number and type of children seen at the Audiology Unit are shown in the table
following. It will be seen that 246 new cases and 143 re-examination cases were
examined during 1962. an increase of 68 and 78 respectively on the previous year. This
increase is due to the extra weekly session Dr. Fisch has been able to give to the unit.

Table: AUDIOLOGY UNIT 1962

AUDIOLOGY UNIT 1962

Number of cases seen:
Age in years0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17+Total
New cases257132221162424131414141797321246
Re-examination-21491120192088111227621143
Total389
Pre-school children97
Attending Infant and Junior Schools214
Attending Senior Schools74
Over five but not at school4
Reasons for referrals among new children were as follows
For Diagnosis202
Auditory training1
Immigrants to Area known to be deaf1
Partially deaf children, advice as to placement4
Children known to be deaf - application for admission to Blanche Nevile School or partially deaf units2
Transfer from hospital out patient departments or E.N,T. clinics26
Advice as to placement where deafness might be the cause of backwardness10
Source of referrals:
Tottenham and Hornsey145
Other boroughs in Middlesex99
Hertfordshire2