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Periodically the children are examined by the Medical Officer
to determine their progress, and comparisons are made with reports
received from the school teachers and notes frorrr the parents,
often obtained at persorral interviews.
There is little doubt that children derive much benefit from
attendance at the speech class, many becoming greatly improved
and much less self conscious of their speech defect, whilst in some
a complete cure is obtainable although, even in mild cases, this
may take a year or more.
The treatment of speech defects is undertaken at Mattock Lane
and Ravenor Park Health Centres.
During the year there were in attendance a total of 43 children.
Of these at the time of report, there were
(a) still attending 34
(b) discharged as cured 6