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43
Report of Speech Therapist for 1944.
During 1944, a total of 61 children attended Speech Therapy
Clinics. Of these 47 received treatment at the School Clinic and
14 received treatment at the Coldfall Centre.
In the course of the year:—
(a) 10 children have been discharged, cured;
(b) 2 have been discharged, as further progress
seemed unlikely;
(c) 6 have left school. Three were much improved.
The others had made some progress;
(d) 10 have ceased to attend owing to evacuation but
will be re-admitted on their return;
(e) 6 have been very irregular in attendance and no
estimate of their progress can be made.
Of the remaining 27 who require a further course of treatment;
(a) 11 are much improved;
(b) 10 shew some progress;
(c) 6 have attended only for a very short period.
There are 3 children on the waiting list at present, but these
will be admitted immediately after the holiday. Another 3
children have been interviewed but, on being found unsuitable
for immediate clinical treatment, the parents were given advice
as to home treatment.
Parents of the younger children are invited to be present
during treatment in order that they may correctly supervise
home practice. Their co-operation has, on the whole, been very
good.
Every school has been visited at least once during the year.
Head Teachers then reported on progress of children already
attending the clinic and a number of new cases were examined.
E. RICHNELL,
Speech Therapist.