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SPEECH THERAPY
The Speech Therapists report as follows:-
In 1969 the number of children referred for Speech Therapy by the
School Medical Officers increased considerably. This appeared to show that
there was growing confidence in the Borough Speech Therapy Services.
Closer co-operation between Speech Therapy and other professions in the
school clinics was evident.
The Head Teachers continued to give valuable help on visits to the
schools and they were able to provide useful information on some of the
children requiring treatment. Speech Therapy sessions were carried out at
Faircross Physically Handicapped School, Bentry, E.S.N. School, and the
Junior Training Centre and the co-operation of the staff in these Special
Schools was appreciated.
There were three full time Speech Therapists in the Borough for the
first six months of 1969 and all children requiring Speech Therapy were
able to be treated at their local clinic. Unfortunately Miss Heath
left the Borough in July to work in a hospital and Central Clinic had no
Speech Therapist for the remainder of the year.
SPEECH THERAPY STATISTICS
Miss Symes Miss Delaforce
Total No. of Treatments 1,844 1,152
Total No. of Attendances 544 747
Number of New Patients 71 77
Category of Defect:
Articulatory 56 53
Language Disorder 4 20
Stammer 8
Disorder of Resonance - -
Cleft Palate - -
Other Defect 3
Number of patients discharged during
year 70 55
Reasons:
Speech normal 45 32
Left district/transfer to
another clinic 2 2
Non-attendance, left school etc. 19 21
Discharge at Parent's request
No further progress likely 4
Number of patients on Register at end
of year 77 125
CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
After negotiations over a number of years with the Regional Hospital
Board, the psychiatric cover at this Clinic was increased to seven sessions
per week, and with the addition of two sessions weekly as psychiatric
adviser to the Borough Council, a permanent appointment of a Consultant
Psychiatrist was made for nine sessions per week.
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