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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SPEECH CLINIC
Total number of cases treated during 1967 1,349
Of these
Treated weekly or more often 501
Treated at longer intervals 585
Discharged 263
Of those discharged
Satisfactory 70%
Unsatisfactory-non-attendance etc. 15%
Transferred, left district etc. 15%
Types of Disorder
Defect of Articul ation 50%
plus 's' defect only 14%
Stammer 13%
Retarded Speech and Language 14%
Aphasia including Dysarthria etc. 3%
Deaf 2%
Cleft Palate 3%
Others 1%
These figures include the Special Schools and Clinics.