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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Children suffering from speech defects as at 31st December,, 1956
| Individual defects | Boys | Girls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 | 6-10 | 11- 15+ | Total | Under 6 | 6- 10 | 11- 15+ | Total | |
| Dyslalla | 65 | 39 | 2 | 106 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
| Stammer | 11 | 44 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Stammer with defective articulation | 6 | 4 | - | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Interdental sigmatism | 8 | 11 | - | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Lateral sigmatism | 1 | 5 | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Cleft palate speech | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Delayed speech development | 6 | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Excessive nasality | 1 | » | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Insufficient nasality | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dysarthria | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Inco ordinated speech | _ | » | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Slightly deaf | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 100 | 108 | 13 | 221 | 45 | 37 | 7 | 89 | |
Children with multiple defects receiving speech therapy
| Boys | Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 | 6-10 | 11-15+ | Total | Under 6 | 6-10 | 11 -15+ | Total | |
| Dyslalia | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysarthria | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Aphasia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Delayed speech development | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Congenital suprabulbar paresis | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 4 | 3 | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
School Dental Service
The Area Dental Officer Mr. V. Sainty L.D.S., reports there
have been several staff changes during 1956. One full time dental
officer resigned in June a part time one, becoming full-time from
July 1st took over the post. Another dental officer resigned
his full-time appointment but remained on a part time sessional
basis. Also there have been other part time changes in personnel.
The net result has been one less full time staff then in 1955 viz.
seven including the Area Dental Officer as compared with eight,
plus approximately the same amount of part time assistance. This
decrease in full-time dental officers emphasises the general trend
of a growing difficulty in replacing resignations in the service
other than by part-time appointments, and these are . sometimes of
short duration.