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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PROVISION OF MEALS.
The number of individual children fed under the Authority arrangements during 1948 was :—
Dinners. | Milk Meals. | |
---|---|---|
Free | 1,591 | 11,382 |
For payment | 8,059 | — |
Totals | 9,650 | 11,382 |
Number of meals supplied :—
Dinners. | Milk Meals. | |
---|---|---|
Free | 218,317 | 1,996,205 |
For payment | 1,053,822 | — |
Totals | 1,272,139 | 1,996,205 |
SPEECH THERAPY.
The following summary shows the number of children treated
and the speech defects from which they were considered to be
suffering :—
1. Children at present Undergoing Treatment—
Diagnosis of Defects— | Boys | Girls | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Stammering | 42 | 10 | 52 |
Dyslalia | 31 | 7 | 38 |
Sigmatism | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Lisp | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Deafness | 1 | — | 1 |
Cleft palate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
79 | 25 | 104 |
Seniors | Juniors | Infants | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stammering | 14 | 20 | 18 | 52 |
Dyslalia | — | 8 | 30 | 38 |
Sigmatism | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Others | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
15 | 32 | 57 | 104 |