Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales.
- New South Wales. Department of Public Health
- Date:
- [1966]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Hearing Clinic The Hearing Clinic has continued to operate satisfactorily with two sessions weekly and 585 cases were investigated during the year. Details of the work are set out below: Results of Examinations Boys Girls Total New cases with normal hearing 61 51 112 Review cases with normal hearing .. 99 72 171 New cases recommended for or under treatment .. 15 9 24 Reviews recommended for or under treatment 20 10 30 New cases with remedial defects 46 38 84 Reviews with remedial defects 68 32 100 New cases recommended for Deaf School • • 1 1 Chronic deafness 30 28 58 Hearing aid recommended 1 1 Hearing aid provided .. 1 1 Cases already in Opportunity Deaf Class 3 3 Pre-School Kindergartens Thirteen pre-school kindergartens were medically examined. Number examined by Medical Officer Full examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 910 Notifiable defects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Parent Interviews . ] [ 188 Defects notified were: Vision.. 16 Strabismus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. t. 2 Hearing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Nose and Throat .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2 Skin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ] ’ 3 Asthma .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 13 Development Hernia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ig Maladjustment and behaviour problems . [ * 4 Speech .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ’ 3 Case conferences were also held at the Centre regularly during the year and talks were given to school organizations such as Mother’s Clubs and Parents and Citizens’ Associations. EASTERN SUBURBS CHILD HEALTH CENTRE S. E. Phillips, M.B., B.S., D.C.H. The school population in the area was approximately 43,160 children. Twenty-five thousand five hundred and thirty attended at forty-nine departmental schools and 17,630 at sixty-one private and parochial schools. ^ Examinations in Schools Primary Schools Full examinations by medical officers All grades, review examinations by medical officers and nurses.. 4th grade only—mainly conducted by nurses . High Schools Review examinations— Not referred to medical officer .. * • • • • Referred to medical officer 4,665 8,789 2,747 5,090 1,224 Total 6,314](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31485571_0084.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
