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

Enfield 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 57SPEECH CLINICS

TABLE 57

SPEECH CLINICS

Total attendances4,047
New cases141
Children under treatment or observation for the following :
Athetosis 2
Cleft Palate7
Clutter 4
Deafness 8
Delayed development of speech 18
Dysarthria 2
Dyslalia 217
Dyslexia 3
Dysphasia 4
Dysphonia 3
Dyspraxia 2
Emotional disorder40
Hyponasality4
Retarded speech and language 6
Stammer 45
Stigmatism 72
437
Discharged
Cured100
Defaulted 23
Left district12
Optimum result 5
To private school 1
Transferred to other clinic6
147

Table: TABLE 58CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC

TABLE 58

CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC

Number of individual children seen by psychiatrist:
New cases177
Follow-ups 40
Annual revisions34
Treatment14
Total attendances for diagnosis and treatment by psychiatrist666
Number of individual children treated by psychotherapist40
Total attendances for treatment by psychotherapist874