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Leyton 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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CHILDREN HAVING RECEIVED TREATMENT DURING 1963.
Under
5 years
Primary
School
Secondary
School
Special
School
TOTAL
Articulation
Defect
1
25
2
14
42
Cases commenced
before 1st
January, 1963 .
and continuing
after 31st
December, 1962.
Stammer
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
-
2
4
1
7
-
4
-
-
4
Total
1
31
6
15
53
Articulation
Defect
16
29
1
1
47
Cases
commencing
treatment
during 1963.
Stammer
1
5
-
2
8
Articulation
Defect and
Stammer
1
1
-
-
2
Total
18
35
1
3
57
Therefore total cases receiving treatment during 1963 - 110
Total new cases - 57
Boy a Girl a Total
Children at present undergoing treatment 50 21 71
Children discharged 33 12 45
On Waiting List -
Average number of cases treated daily 14
Homes visited -
School departments visited 27
Parents interviewed 81
Children referred to other clinics 3
Number of children leaving before cure or discharge 15
Total number of attendances 2,016
Number of children referred found not to require treatment -
(65)