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 Bromley]
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Total number of cases treated | ||
Types—(a) Sigmatism | – | |
(b) Simple Dyslalia | – | |
(c) General Dyslalia | 3 | |
(d) Multiple Dyslalia | 1 | |
(e) Alalia | – | |
(f) Aphasia | – | |
(g) Dysphonia (i) Cleft Palate | – | |
(ii) Other Causes | 1 | |
(h) Dysarthria | 1 | |
(i) Stammer | ||
(j) Stammer, with Dyslalia | – | |
Number of cases receiving treatment at end of year | – | 7 |
Number of cases discharged completely | – | — |
Number of cases discharged under observation | – | 1 |
Number of cases dismissed for bad attendance | – | 1 |
Case admitted for investigation from waiting list—no speech defect found | – | 1 |
In special schools | In maintained prim, and sec. schools | In independent schools | Not in school | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blind | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Partially Sighted | — | — | — | — | — |
Deaf | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Partially Deaf | — | 7 | — | 1 | 8 |
Delicate | — | 21 | — | 1 | 22 |
Diabetic | — | — | — | — | — |
Educationally Subnormal | 29 | 2 | 3 | 39 | |
Epileptic | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Maladjusted | 3 | 41 | — | 2 | 46 |
Physically Handicapped | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Speech Defects | — | 14 | — | 2 | 16 |
Multiple Disabilities | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 |
Totals | 15 | 121 | 3 | 16 | 155 |
In addition to the above, 20 children have been certified as ineducable.