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This table represents, of course, only a part of the work
done by the Child Guidance Clinic at 103, Park Lane. The clinic
is financed by the Hospital Management Committee of Warlingham
Park Hospital. It is staffed by the clinical team of that hospital
and supervised by its consultants. During 1957, a total of 192
new cases were registered for treatment.
SPEECH DEFECTS CLINIC
Total number of cases treated 267
Cases discharged 102
Cases still attending165
Cases referred for physical treatment 58
Cases referred for residential treatment 3
Cases referred to child Guidance 4
Stammerers 50
Cleft Palate 5
Sigmatism 52
Hyper Rhino-phonia 10
Dyslalia 101
Undeveloped Speech 25
Dysarthria 13
Developmental Aphasia 6
Partially Deaf 5
1957 has been an active year for the Speech Clinic.
The staff are continually trying to widen the understanding
and appreciation of the difficulties, not only social, but educational
and emotional that are encountered by the child with a
speech problem.
To this end the Speech Therapists have addressed a number of
parent-teacher meetings, and also had a visit from the Croydon
Advertiser, who published a long account of the activities of
the Speech Clinic. As a result of this, several parents called,
requesting help for their children.
It is hoped that further staff will be appointed to cope with
the growing needs of the speech Department.