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Enfield 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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52
SPEECH CLINIC
The total number of children who received treatment between
September and December was 73. These are classified under the
following defects:—
Dyslalia 28
Stammering 19
Cleft palate and / or hare lip 4
Sigmatism 17
Alalia 1
Dysphasia 1
Hyper-rhinophonia 3
14 cases were discharged cured.
1 left the district.
The number of children on the register at the end of December
was 58.
| Category. | Recommendations made during year. | Pupils attending Special Schools at 31st December, 1948. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Residential School. | Special Day School. | Residential. | Day. | |
| Blind and partially sighted | — | — | 3 | — |
| Deaf and partially deaf | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| Delicate pupils | 25 | — | 21 | — |
| Diabetic pupils | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Educationally subnormal | 5 | 7 | — | 57 |
| Epileptic pupils | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Physically handicapped pupils | — | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Pupils suffering from disability of mind. Forty pupils were
examined under Sections 34 and 57 of the Education Act, 1944,
with the following recommendations:—
To remain at an ordinary school 2
To be re-examined 15
To attend special day school 7
To attend special residential school 5
Referred to Local Authority for the purposes of the
Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 8
Referred for further report 3