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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
Waltham Forest 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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SPEECH THERAPY
(a) Attendances
| DAWLISH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number in attendance at beginning of year | 99 | 71 | 69 | 239 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 122 | 3 | 22 | 147 |
| New cases | 81 | 69 | 54 | 204 |
| Re-admitted | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Transfer from other clinics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Discharges-cured | 34 | 56 | 25 | 115 |
| improved | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| defaulted | — | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| transferred to other clinics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| left district | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| no progress | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Number in attendance at end of year | 98 | 69 | 84 | 251 |
| Number under observation at end of year | 152 | — | 19 | 171 |
(b) Analysis of defects treated
| DAWLISH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stammer | 11 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| Dyslalia | 117 | 94 | 56 | 267 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| Delayed language development | 24 | 32 | 33 | 89 |
| Cleft palate speech | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Voice defects | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 4 | — | 16 | 20 |
| Defects of neurological origin | — | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Unclassified | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| New cases referred | 202 | |||
| Attendances during year | 6,291 | |||