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Walthamstow 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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As previously mentioned I intend to have a continuous recording
made over a period of months of a child's speech. Tape is
easily cut and re-joined, but there arises the problem of storage.
Apart from the cost, the standard sized reels are too bulky. In my
opinion a possible solution would be the manufacture of small reels.
These problems might be solved if a tape recording company
could be found to take an interest in Speech Therapy. A disc
recording company has already met our specific requirements, but
a disc machine can be of no use in a country district where a portable
machine is necessary.
The microphone is very sensitive and of course picks up any
extraneous noises.
The ideal would be a sound-proof room for recording, but this is an individual problem according to the situation of the clinic.
| Annual Report and Clinical Analysis. | High St. Clinic | Open-Air Sch. Clinic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases in attendance at beginning of year | 92 | 58 | ||
| New cases admitted during year | 52 | 58 | ||
| Transfers from other Clinics | 1 | |||
| 144 | 117 | |||
| Cases ceasing attendance before cure or discharge | 5 | |||
| Cases discharged improved and incapable of bene-fitting by further treatment | 14 | 2 | ||
| Cases temporary discharged before cure, to resume treatment later | 7 | 5 | ||
| Cases discharged cured | 50 | 35 | ||
| Transfers to other Clinics | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cases still in attendance at end of year | 66 | 67 | ||
| Total attendances during year | 2,170 | 2,469 | ||
| 1. Physiological or Psychological defects: | ||
| (a) Stammer | 39 | 26 |
| (b) Clutter | — | — |
| 2. Voice defects— Rhinophonia | 8 | 8 |
| 3. Defects of articulation— | ||
| (a) Dysarthria | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Dyslalia | 91 | 82 |
| 4. Language defects—Delayed speech | 4 | 2 |
| 5. Probable mental deficiency | 1 | 2 |
| 6. Other types of defect | — | 1 |
| 144 | 123 |