§ Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local health authorities have auditory clinics as part of their child welfare services.
§ Mr. NobleAll local authorities make arrangements for the early ascertainment of deafness in children, and these arrangements may vary from area to area.
I am unable to say without special inquiry how many local authorities have special audiology clinics for this purpose.
§ Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children were discovered to be severely and partially deaf, respectively, during their first year at primary school, in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NobleIn the routine school medical examinations of children aged five during the 1962–63 session six were recorded as being severely deaf, 119 as partially deaf, and 555 as slightly deaf. The figures do not distinguish children whose deafness had been previously discovered.