London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
This page requires JavaScript
Speech Clinic
CHILDREN HAVING RECEIVED TREATMENT DURING 1964.
Under
5 years
Primary
School
Secondary
School
Special
School
TOTAL
Cases commenced
before 1st
January, 1964
and continuing
after 31st
December,1963
Articulation
Defect
1
25
-
13
39
Stammer
-
-
4
1
5
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
-
-
1
-
1
Total
1
25
5
14
45
Cases
commencing
treatment
during 1964
Articulation
Defect
17
56
5
8
86
Stammer
3
5
2
2
12
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
_
3
3
Total
20
64
7
10
101
Therefore total cases receiving treatment during 1964 - 146
Total new cases - 101
Boys Girl s Total
Children at present undergoing treatment 74 28 102
Children discharged 51 23 74
On Waiting List
Average number of cases treated daily 20
Homes visited
School departments visited 65
Parents interviewed 121
Children referred to-other clinics 1
Number of children leaving before cure or discharge 15
2,351
Total number of attendances
Number of children referred found not to require treatment
(60)