London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Average age 9.9.
6 pre- school, 88 primary, 57 secondary, 7 aged 15 plus.
SPEECH THERAPY.
The report of the speech therapist for the year's work is as
follows :
Speech treatment was given at the following centres :—
Mattock Lane Health Centre. Greenford Green Health Centre.
Ravenor Park Health Centre. Oldfields School.
Cherington House Health Centre. Northolt School
Perivale Health Centre. Little Ealing School.
The following received treatment :—
Stammer 47 Cleft Palate 7
Dyslalia 67 Other defects 3
Attendance.— Good except during bad weather in January,
February and during holidays.
School Visits.—62 schools visited ; 86 parents interviewed.;
approximately 300 children examined.
New Patients.—69 new cases admitted for treatment.
Discharges.—43 discharged, two of whom have left school,
4 left the district.
General.— No treatment was carried out between June and
September owing to a change in personnel. Co-operation of school
staffs has been very good, and a regular contact with parents has
been maintained in most cases. Those working, and therefore
unable to attend regularly being kept in touch by weekly notes.