Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following summary shows the number of children treated and the speech defects from which they were considered to be suffering :—
Diagnosis of Defects— | Boys | Girls | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stammering | 39 | 10 | 49 | |
Dyslalia | 24 | 13 | 37 | |
Sigmatism | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Lisp | 2 | — | 2 | |
Deafness | 1 | — | 1 | |
Cleft palate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dysphonia | 1 | — | 1 | |
Mixed rhinolalia | 1 | — | 1 | |
Hyper-rhinolalia | — | 1 | 1 | |
Hysterical mutism | 1 | — | 1 | |
74 | 27 | 101 | ||
Seniors | Juniors | Infants | Total | |
Stammering | 13 | 22 | 14 | 49 |
Dyslalia | — | 11 | 26 | 37 |
Lisp | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Sigmatism | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Others | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
15 | 40 | 46 | 101 | |
Discharged—42. | ||||
Seniors | Juniors | Infants | Total | |
Dyslalia | — | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Stammering | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Sigmatism | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Lisp | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cleft palate | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Retarded speech | — | 2 | — | 2 |
7 | 16 | 19 | 42 |