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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

Richmond upon Thames 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]

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Table: Table XVIII.Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapist under arrangements made by the Authority.

Table XVIII.

Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapist under arrangements made by the Authority.

Number of Children treated199
Number of New Patients77
Total Number of Attendances3,385
Number on Waiting List, 31.12.6514
Number of Children Discharged29
Normal Speech18
Improved6
Own Discharge (non-attendance)1
Left District or Left School4

Table: Table XIX.Types of cases treated during the year.

Table XIX.

Types of cases treated during the year.

Dyslalia129
Delayed Speech and Language Development24
Stammering15
Dysarthria6
Lisp6
High Frequency Deafness5
Sigmatism5
Cleft Palate3
Dysphasia3
Cluttering2
Cerebral Palsy1