London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kingston upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Analysis of Cases Treated
| Children Treated | Discharged | Remaining at end of period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | |
| Stammering | 46 | 52 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 32 |
| Cluttering | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Dyslalia | 294 | 340 | 100 | 129 | 194 | 211 |
| Idioglossia | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| Anarthria/Dysarthria | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Aphasia/Dy sphasia | 9 | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | 7 |
| Aphonia/Dy sphonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Amentia/Dementia | 57 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 77 |
| Cleft Palate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Hyperrhinophonia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Hyporhinophonia | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Deafness | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Retarded Speech Development | 145 | 196 | 46 | 47 | 99 | 149 |
| Unclassified | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| TOTALS: | 600 | 713 | 189 | 215 | 411 | 498 |