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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1947
[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.