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Annual Report and Clinical Analysis. High St. Open-Air
Clinic Sch. Clinic
No. of cases in attendance at beginning of year 104 52
New cases admitted during year 48 50
Transfers from other clinics — 8
152 110
Cases ceasing attendance before cure or discharge 4 2
Cases discharged uncured as incapable of benefiting
by further treatment 4 —
Cases temporarily discharged, to resume treatment
later 3 12
Cases discharged cured 44 32
Transfers to other clinics - 7
Cases still in attendance at end of year 100 57
Total attendances during year 1.016 1.967
No. of New Cases suffering from:— High St. Open-Air
Clinic Sch. Clinic
Physiological or psychological defects—
(a) Stammer 54 37
(b) Clutter 3 1
Voice Defects—
(a) Aphonia — —
(b) Dysphonia — —
(c) Rhinophonia 5 4
Defects of articulation—
(a) Dysarthria — 4
(b) Dyslalia 80 54
Language defects—
(a) Idioglossia —
(b) Delayed Speech 4 —
Aphasia—
(a) Congenital word deafness —
(b) Congenital word blindness — —
(c) Other — —
Defects due to abnormality of special senses
(a) Blindness — —
(b) Deafness — —
(c) Other — —
Probable mental deficiency 5 9
Other types of defect 1 1
152 110
(m) Convalescent Home Treatment.—126 children were sent
away for treatment during 1950. There were 17 children remaining
in convalescent homes and hospital schools on December 31st, 1950.
(n) Tuberculosis.—The number of school children examined
during the year was 130 boys and 120 girls, of whom 34 boys and
42 girls were referred by the School Medical Staff, and the remaining
174 by private practitioners. 197 children were examined as
contacts.