London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Enfield 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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57
CARDIAC CLINIC
Number of sessions 3
Total attendances 17
SPEECH CLINIC
The total number of children who received treatment up to
the end of October, since when no clinic has been held, was 135.
These are classified under the following defects :—
Dyslalia 57
Stammering 41
Cleft palate and/or hare lip 8
Sigmatism 13
Dysarthria 2
Dysphonia 4
Dysphasia 1
Hyper-rhinophonia 3
Mental retardation 3
Chronic mouth-breathers 3
Fifty one cases were discharged cured.
Two discontinued treatment on leaving school.
Treatment for seven children was temporarily postponed or
deferred until after further operations or other kinds of treatment.
One child left the clinic at the request of the parents.
Two children were discharged for non-attendance.
Treatment for eleven children was temporarily deferred prior
to discharge.
The number of children on the register at the end of October
was sixty one.