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We are glad to have the services of three student speech therapists who help for
four sessions at the Five Elms Clinic and at the Bentry School.
Facilities for audiometry already exist within the Borough and this service is carried
out by the school nurses. To relieve pressure of work in that department we would,
if desired, be prepared to carry out any audiometric testing of our own cases where
impairment of hearing is suspected.
For some time we have felt that a quarterly Parents' Meeting is desirable to enable
us to meet parents socially and in particular the fathers who, for business reasons, are
unable to attend during the day. This matter is under consideration at the moment.
Speech Therapy Statistical Return
1. Number of treatments given 2,665
2. Number of patients treated 217
16 patients were treated at The Bentry School
94 „ „ „ „ Five Elms Clinic
24 „ „ „ „ Ashton Gardens Clinic (8 of these were
transferred to Marks Gate in September,
1959)
10 „ „ „ „ Marks Gate Clinic (including 8 mentioned
above)
52 „ „ „ „ Leys Clinic
21 „ „ „ „ Oxlow Lane Clinic
3. Number of sessions held:—
109 at the Bentry School
332 at Five Elms Clinic
76 at Ashton Gardens Clinic
15 at Marks Gate Clinic
156 at Leys Clinic
77 at Oxlow Lane Clinic
765
One session was used on most weeks in both Miss Shipley's and Miss Symes' clinic
for school visits or interviews.
4. Case Load—Boys 144 Girls 73 Total 217
5. Types of cases treated:—
Dyslalia 106
Delayed development including aphasia 17
Sigmatism 31
Stammer 40
Stammer and dyslalia 7
Defect associated with hearing loss 2
Cleft palate . 1
Disorder of voice 3
Unclassified 10
6. Number of cases on register at 31st December, 1959 131
7. Reasons for discharge:—
Speech normal 52
Non-attendance . . 13
No further progress likely 8
Transferred to another school
Left school 7
Discharge requested by parent . . . . 1
Total 86
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