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During the year a new light-weight Fortable taFerecorder
has been Furchased for use at clinics. This has
enabled us to leave the heavier and bulkier machine Fermanently
at the SFeech Class at StanhoFe Infants School
where it is of great value in treatment.
The SFeech Class, for young schoolchildren with severe
sFeech defects, has again been fully occuFied.
Five children were admitted and three discharged
during 1961.
ASTHMA CLINIC,
149 children were on the register attending breathing
exercises in 1961, and 64% of these children were boys.
In an attemFt to find out why there is such a high
Fercentage of young male asthmatics, the General Fractitioners
in the Borough were asked to comFlete a questionnaire
about the Asthmatics on their lists. The results
are as follows;«
Asthmatics with onset of Asthma at M. 67
under 10 years F. 35
Asthmatics with onset at over M. 54
10 years F. 54
Very many Fatients with Asthma in childhood, "grow
out of it" after adolescence, and it would seem that
three main tyFes of Asthma can be distinguished.
1. Asthma which starts in the first two years of life,
often accomFanied by eczema and continuing into adulthood.
2. Asthma which starts as a young child, and gradually
imFroves in early adolescence, so that it has virtually
disaFFeared in adult life.
3. Asthma which develoFs in early adult life.
Our own clinic attenders in Ealing show very good
resFonse to the combination of breathing exercises and
encouragement. In follow-uF studies conducted in October
1961, Farents were consulted about the Frogress of their
children who had been off exercises for aFFroximately
eighteen months.
Follow uF studies
Questionnaires sent out
Answers received
Girls
10
8
Boys
47
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