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The children seen in the Special Schools, Cheyne Hospital
and the Training Centre were predominantly cases of delayed
language development and defective articulation. Of the 336
children seen in the clinics the case distribution was as follows:-
Stammering 48
Dyslalia 137
Retarded speech and language development 68
Cleft Palate repaired 8
Dysarthria 2
Aphasia 1
Dysphonia 1
Partial Hearing 13
Interdental speech 45
Lateral speech 12
Inadequate naso-pharyngeal closure 1
275 cases were closed:—
Improved 175
Transferred 22
Removed from area 25
Ceased attendance 28
Refused appointments 15
Left school 10
The number of attendances was as follows:—
Clinics 2,541
Special Schools and Cheyene Hospital 695
Scads Hill Training Centre 600
In all 31 school visits and 47 home visits were made.
At 31st December, 1967. the waiting list stood at 157 including
55 priority cases.
Child Guidance
Through various sources, cases of psychological disturbances
come to light and are referred, if necessary, to the appropriate
Child Guidance Clinic.
These Clinics which are spaced throughout the District are
held in Hospital premises except at "The Willows", Red Hill,
Chislehurst, which is held in the Council's own premises. The
remaining Child Guidance Clinic sessions are held at Farnborough
Hospital, Stepping Stones, Bromley Hospital and at Sydenham
Hospital, which serves the Borough of Bromley although it is outside
its geographical limits.
A number of psychiatrists have in the past been concerned at
the different clinics, but in March the Regional Hospital Board
appointed one Consultant, Dr. R. Rodriguez, to be responsible
for the Child Guidance work at the local hospitals and at our own
Clinic at Chislehurst. The appointment of one Consultant has
helped to co-ordinate this Service.