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Speech Defects Clinic.
Cases treated 128
Cases discharged 54
Cases still attending 74
Cases referred for physical
treatment 10
Cases referred for residential
treatment 3
Cases referred to Child
Guidance Clinic 3
Stammerers 11
Cleft palate and allied
disorders 5
Sigmatism 12
Deafness 3
Dyslalia 51
Undeveloped speech 31
Dyspituitary 1
Aphasia 2
Post-Meningitis 1
Dysarthria 10
Mongolism 1
Speech Therapy is limited to 6 sessions per week for the
whole school population and undoubtedly an additional full-time
Assistant Speech Therapist is required. With an additional member
of staff, more visits to schools could be carried out and
continuous treatment sessions held at a whole-time Speech
Therapy Clinic. The two part-time Therapists now employed
are both of high professional ability and have extensive
experience, but clearly cannot cope within their session with all
that is needed. It is hoped that this essential expansion of the
service will be accomplished in the near future.
NON-MAINTAINED SCHOOLS.
The usual arrangements for the medical inspection of nonmaintained
school children were continued in 1952, 121 children
were examined. Table II of Appendix B gives the detailed
findings.
Yours faithfully,
S. L. WRIGHT,
School Medical Officer.