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SPEECH THERAPY REPORT
The Speech Therapists report that the work of the Borough is still being carried out by
only two Speech Therapists. They hope, however, that the majority of the children requiring
Speech Therapy are receiving help at one of the clinics in the Borough.
The Speech Therapists would like to see a better liaison between themselves and other
professionals over mutual patients. They consider that case conferences and discussions
introducing a team approach to an individual case would be valuable.
It is evident from the number of pre–school children referred for Speech Therapy that
there is a real case for more nursery schools and play groups in the Borough. The Speech
Therapists feel that a diagnostic unit which would be able to assess children with severe speech
problems and language disorders would prove invaluable to the Speech Therapy Service.
SPEECH CLINICS AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Total number of attendances during 1972 2,557
Total number of non–attendances during 1972 1,117
Number on Register in December 1972 230

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