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Speech Therapy
The following is the report of their work submitted by the speech therapists,
Miss E. N. Symes and Miss E. R. Shipley:—
The work of the Speech Therapy Department has followed an even course throughout
the year. Numbers have shown a slight increase on 1959, despite the fact that the
total attendance in Infant and Junior Schools still continues to decrease.
It is interesting to note that out of a total of 230 cases passing through the Speech
Clinics in the course of the year, 100 had a family history of specch defect. No definite
conclusion can be drawn from these figures, but it would seem to support the supposition
that there is often an inherent familial tendency towards speech weakness.
Acquisition of normal speech depends upon a combination of factors, not the least
of which is the interest and co-operation of the staffs of the schools concerned, and we
would like to record a note of our appreciation of the help afforded us in this way.
Looking ahead, we would like to feel that, at some future date, permanent premises
might be made available for the Speech Therapy service in the Borough.
Speech Therapy Statistical Return
1. Number of treatments given 2,694
2. Number of patients treated:—
The Bentry School 28
Five Elms Clinic 89
Oxlow Lane Clinic 21
Leys Clinic 53
Ashton Gardens Clinic 21
Marks Gate Clinic 18
— 230
Both therapists used one session a week for school visits, interviews and tape
recordings.
3. Number of sessions held: —
The Bentry School 119
Five Elms Clinic 222
Oxlow Lane Clinic 77
Leys Clinic 193
Ashton Gardens Clinic 90
Marks Gate Clinic 94
— 795
4. Case Load— Boys—144 Girls—86 Total 230
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