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 1972
[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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | 1971 | 1972 | |
| Stammering | 52 | 45 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 28 |
| Cluttering | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dyslalia | 340 | 350 | 129 | 152 | 211 | 198 |
| Idioglossia | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Anarthria/Dysarthria | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Aphasia/Dysphasia | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | |
| Aphonia/Dysphonia | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | l |
| Amentia/Dementia | 80 | 72 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 61 |
| Cleft Palate | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Hyperrhinophonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Hyporhinophonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Deafness | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Retarded Speech and Language Development | 196 | 255 | 47 | 84 | 149 | 171 |
| Unclassified | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| TOTALS | 713 | 765 | 215 | 281 | 498 | 484 |