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

Richmond upon Thames 1972

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

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Table: Table XIX.Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists under arrangements made by the Authority.

Table XIX.

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

Number of Children treated385
Number of New Patients168
Total Number of Attendances3184
Number on Waiting List, 31.12.7215
Number of Children Discharged165
Normal Speech77
Much Improved27
Improved38
Left district23
Referred elsewhere, etc.
Uneventuated (non-attendance, etc.)

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

Table XX.

Types of cases treated during the year.

Dyslailia143
Language and articulation102
Stammering21
Indistinct Speech54
Tongue tie (post operative)2
Sigmatism50
Cleft palate3
Dysphasia2
Autism3
Cluttering3
Partially deaf2