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Statistical Return for 1967
Numbers of attendances at Five Elms 681
„ „ non-attendances at Five Elms 232
„ „ attendances at Leys 458
„ „ non-attendances at Leys 156
„ „ attendances at Oxlow Lane 300
„ „ non-attendances at Oxlow Lane 71
„ „ attendances at Marks Gate 190
„ „ non-attendances at Marks Gate 37
„ „ attendances at Annie Prendergast 137
„ „ non-attendances at Annie Prendergast 47
Total attendances = 1,766
„ non-attendances = 543
The number of patients under treatment at the end of 1967 was ninety. 160
patients had been treated during 1967, of whom 115 were boys, and 45 were girls.
Conditions requiring therapy were as follows:-
Dyslalia 114
Delayed Language 11
Cleft Palate 3
Dysphasia 1
Dysarthria 4
Sigmatism 9
Stammering 18
During the year, 70 patients were discharged as follows:-
Speech Normal 51
No further progress likely 3
Left school –
Non-attendance 8
Transferred to other areas 7
Discharged at parents request 1
Total 70
Barking Area - Miss Delaforce reports as follows:-
The number of cases referred for speech therapy continued to rise during
1967 with the majority of patients coming from the infant school age group.
The main speech problems amongst these children were defects of articulation.
The schools in the area were contacted regularly and it was valuable to be
able to discuss with the head teachers any problems concerning the children
attending for speech therapy. A number of new referrals for speech therapy
were found on school visits.
The majority of pre-school children referred were recommended for play
therapy. In addition to the opportunities play therapy offered to the speech
defective child, it was also useful to be able to observe the child as a member
of a group.
Speech therapy was continued at Faircross School and by working with a
student it was possible to see most of the children requiring speech therapy.
A number of the children attending for speech therapy at the Castle School
were moved to another area. Consequently it was necessary to assess the new
entrants and the cases most likely to benefit were selected.
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