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SPEACH THERAPY REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1946
From the 1st January to 31st September Speech Therapy operated
on a part-time basis in the Borough of Hornsoy. Sessions were held
as follows:-
Monday mornings - Coldfall Clinic
Monday afternoons - rear of Town Hall
Thursday mornings - rear of Town Hall
Thursday afternoons - rear of Town Hall
All day e ch alternate Wednesday was spent visiting homes and schools.
At the close of 1945 a long writing list had accumulated and a
full-time Speech Therapy Progran e was recommended. It was not
possible to commence this until the 1st October, 1946.
On the lot October new Clinics were opened t the we lf are Centre,
Church Road, Highgate, and" at the Welfare Centre, Burgoyne Ha11,
Burgoyno Road, Harringay, and an additional Session a week was held
at the Town Ha11 Clinic. One Session a week was found to be sufficient
for visiting homes and schoels.
The following figures are taken from the records for 1946 -
Total number of attendances 1,083
Total number of Sessions 210
Total number of Sessions visiting homes and schools 41
Total number of children receiving treatment during the year 99
Number of children under observation 18
Number of children discharged cured 10
Number of children unsuit ble for further treatment 8
Number of children seen not requiring treatment 11
Number of children ceased treatment on leaving school 5
Number of children ceased treatment on leaving district 4
Number of children on waiting list 11
There has been a marked improvement in a number of the children and
alh have made some progress. Apart from the ten children discharged as
above, four others are also about to be discharged as soon as reports are
received, from the schools.
Of the eleven children on the waiting list, five wil be seen at the
beginning of January 1947 rnd the other six have only slight speech
refects 'and will be seen soon after.
The adopting of a. full-time Speech Therapy Service now enables all
children to receive -lequ te treatment. In order that no children
should bo overlooked, doctors, dentists and teachers are requested to
report the slightest speech defect. Treatment may ot always be
recommended ultimately but all doubtful cases should be examined by the
Speech Therapist.
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