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Leyton 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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102
Physically Handicapped Pupils.
Knotts Green Open Air School.
Admitted during the year 49
Discharged 10

PROVISION OF MEALS.

The number of individual children fed under the Authority's arrangements during 1949 was :—

Dinners.Milk Meals.
Free6309,775
For payment5,446—
Totals6,0769,775
Number of meals supplied :—
Dinners.Milk Meals.
Free139,8312,350,609
For payment1,111,631—
Totals1,251,4622,350,609

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—BoysGirlsTotal
Stammering461258
Dyslalia421557
Alalia—11
Lisp538
Hyperrhinophonia112
Cleft palate112
Disarthria—11
9534129