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Leyton 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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CHILDREN HAVING RECEIVED TREATMENT DURING 1962.
Under
5 years
Primary
School
Secondary
School
Special
School
TOTAL
Articulation
Defect
1
19
3
17
40
Cases commenced
before 1st
January, 1962,
and continuing
after 31st
December, 1961.
Stammer
-
2
7
-
9
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
-
2
1
-
3
Total
1
23
11
17
52
Articulation
Defect
18
52
2
2
74
Cases
commencing
treatment
during 1962.
Stammer
2
4
6
-
12
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
-
2
1
3
Total
20
58
9
2
89
Therefore total cases receiving treatment during 1962 - 141
Total new cases - 89.
Boys Girls Total
Children at present undergoing treatment 69 33 102
Children discharged 68 21 89
On Waiting List Nil
Average number of cases treated daily 20
Homes visited -
School departments visited 38
Parents interviewed 116
Children referred to other clinics 4
Number of children leaving before cure or discharge 19
Total number of attendances 2,928
Number of children referred found not to require treatment Nil
(70)