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West Ham 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Students from the West End Hospital Speech Therapy Training School have participated in the
clinic activities and have proved very helpful.
Speech Clinics
Main Speech Clinic Monday, Thursday and Friday
Greengate School, 1.30 to 5-15 p.m.
Cave Road, Plaistow, E.13. Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.
Branch Speech Clinics
Carpenters Road School, Mondays 1.30 to 5-15 P.m.
Stratford, E.15.
Godwin Road School, Tuesdays 1.30 to 5.15 p.m.
Forest Gate, E.7.
Gainsborough Road School, Fridays 1.30 to 5.15 p.m.
Plaistow, E.13.
All treatment is given by appointment.
STATISTICS
Number of children:
Boys 158
Girls 79
Total 237
Of these children 13 were under school age.
Twenty nine received treatment at the Elizabeth Fry Spastic Unit and 38 at Gurney
School.
Analysis of Defects
Dyslalia 98
Stammer 51
Stammer and dyslalia 8
Stigmatism 20
Cleft palate 5
Developmental executive aphasia 9
Hyperrhinophonia 2
Hyporhinophonia 3
Dysarthria 7
Dysarthria, dysphonia and dyslalia associated with cerebral palsy 15
Speech defect associated with hearing loss 10
Dysphonia 2
Delayed speech development 7
Number of children discharged 76
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