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Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Physically Defective Children.
In addition to 83 physically defective children accommodated
at the St. Giles' Day Open Air School, the Education Authority
have crippled children in the following special schools:—The
Heritage Craft School, Chailey, 3 boys and 2 girls; Lord Mayor
Treloar Hospital, Alton, 1 boy; St. Vincent's Orthopaedic Hospital,
2 boys; Victoria Home for Crippled Children, Bournemouth, 1 boy;
National Children's Home, Chipping Norton, 1 boy; Hawkenbury
Convalescent Home, 1 boy; St. Patrick's Open Air School, Hayling
Island, 1 girl; St. Nicholas-at-Wade Convalescent Home, 1 girl;
Wingfield-Morris Hospital, Oxford, 1 girl.
There are also 102 delicate children in attendance at the
extension of St. Giles' School, which now has a total accommodation
for 190 children.
Speech Defects Class.
The tri-weekly class conducted by two trained speech
therapists has continued throughout the year and has thoroughly
proved its usefulness.
The number of children that can attend each class at any given time is limited as each child has to be dealt with individually.
| Cured. | Improved. | Ceased Attendance non-co-operation. | Referred psych. trt. | Temporarily discharged. | Still Attending. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stammer | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Lalling and Lisping | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Undeveloped Speech | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Cleft Palate | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Malformed Palate | 2 | |||||
| Post Adenoidal | 1 | |||||
| Motor Dysarthria | 1 | |||||
| Spastic Palate | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Organic Deafness | 1 | |||||
| Aphaisia | 3 |
Cases Discharged.
Speech now normal 28
Non-co-operation of parents 3
For psychological treatment 3