London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bromley 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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140
Number of attendances:—
1. Clinics 2,845
*2. Special Schools 581
3. Woodbrook Junior Training Centre 87
*Excludes Grovelands, as no Speech
Therapist was available for sessional
work.
Number of Home Visits 157
Number of School Visits 70
Number of Initial Interviews 227
Distribution of Cases:—
Stammer 50
Dyslalia 179
Retarded Speech and Language Development
207
Interdental Speech 72
Lateral Speech 23
Deaf 13
Dysphonia 3
Dysphasia 3
Dysarthria 11
Nasal Speech 7
Hyponasality 3
Cleft Palate—Repaired 19
General Retardation 39
Dyspraxia 2
Total 631
Twenty-one cases seen in the Clinic have not been classified
as therapy was either not indicated, or being received elsewhere.
Cases closed:—
Improved 109
Removed 15
Refused Appointments 4
Non-attendance after First Interview 11
Failed Interview Appointment 6
Therapy not Indicated 20
Having Therapy Elsewhere 1
Transferred 5
Left School 6
Total 177
At the end of the year the waiting list was 97, including 25
priorities.