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HEALTH, HEARING AND EAR DISEASE IN ABORIGINAL SCHOOLCHILDREN
Author(s) -
Stuart J. E.,
Quayle C. J.,
Lewis A. N.,
Harper J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47122.x
Subject(s) - head circumference , audiology , nose , medicine , ear infection , pediatrics , hearing loss , demography , surgery , birth weight , biology , pregnancy , genetics , sociology
A survey of 100 Aboriginal primary schoolchildren living on a Queensland settlement revealed that a high proportion of the children were below the expected norms for height, weight and head circumference. Eighteen children had perforated tympanic membranes, and a further 21 children had other otological abnormalities. Forty‐one children had some degree of deafness, which was more prevalent in the younger group. Bacterial flora of the nose and ears were also recorded.