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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
Hornsey 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Individual Defects | Boys | Girls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 | 6-10 | 11-15 + | Total | Under 6 | 6-10 | 11-15 + | Total | |
| Dyslalia | 26 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 3 | . | 15 |
| Stammer | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stammer with defective articulation | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | 3 |
| Interdental Sigmatism | 6 | 7 | . | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lateral Sigmatism | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 1 | 1 | . | 2 |
| Cleft Palate Speech | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Delayed Speech Development | 2 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Excessive Nasality | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Insufficient Nasality | . | 2 | . | 2 | . | 1 | . | 1 |
| Dysarthria | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Inco-ordinated Speech | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Slightly Deaf | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Totals | 41 | 47 | 5 | 93 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
One Hornsey boy under 6 years old with multiple defects was receiving speech therapy