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Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Total number of cases treated | 105 |
| ,, ,, discharged | 43 |
| ,, ,, still attending | 62 |
| Referred for physical treatment | 11 |
| ,, Child Guidance Clinic . | 5 |
| Number of stammerers treated | 34 |
| ,, alalias treated | 5 |
| ,, cleft palate treated | 5 |
| ,, lisps | 10 |
| ,, spastic diplegia | 2 |
| „ congenital deafness | 3 |
| ,, dyslalia | 46 |
During 1917 the Speech Clinic has continued to treat a large
proportion of pre-school children suffering from dyslalia, and
enabled many of them to enter school without the initial disadvantage
of a speech defect. It could be wished that stammerers
were referred equally young since in this defect the prognosis
is so very much better for the younger age groups. At present
the average age on admittance is 9.7.
169
Number attending 1st January, 1947 147
„ „ „1948 160
,, referred to Public Elementary Schools -
,, discharged—
(i) Fit to work 6
(ii) Unfit to work 1
(iii) Referred to M.D. Committee 13
Physically Defective Children.
In addition to 100 physically defective children accommodated
at St. Giles Open-air School, the Education Authority
have crippled children in the following special schools:-The
Heritage Craft School, Chailey, 1 boy and 2 girls; Oak Bank
Open-air School, Sevenoaks, 1 girl; Henwick Hall, 3 boys; St.
Catherine's Home, 3 boys; Rob Roy, Speldhurst, 1 girl; Cony
Hill Residential, Margate, 1 boy; Campbell Rudolf Steiner, 1
boy; Fairfield House, Broadstairs, 2 girls; White Oak Hospital,
1 girl; St. Margaret's (Plastic), 1 boy and 1 girl; St. John's,
Woodford Bridge, 1 boy.