[Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1933
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    ;l'hs!,t!.,Crr0SUit-nChCCkCd by CnqU'ry at thG ordinary school and by c) ion. he accuracy of the results was confirmed and shows no marked incidence of severity in any of three groups. Results above normal were obtained in 30 per cent. Average results were obtained in 50 per cent. Results below average were obtained in 20 per cent ft has been found that in cases of high-grade intelligence, quicker correction was possible, due to better co-operation with the teacher whnst in some of the lower-grade cases—possibly border-line M.D.— multiple defects of speech were present, which had to be cleared up before the actual stammering could be cured. A sdent period has been in force at the beginning of each class and respiratory re-education is proving a most valuable mode of treatment. An attempt is being made to establish a definite echnique, for unless the raw material of speech be handled cor¬ rectly, good enunciation is impossible. One interesting fact came to light in two cases who talk in their sleep no stammer is heard. This leads me to think that the psychological basis warrants the attention it is now receiving and at the course adopted by the teacher must be one of diagnosis of cause, followed by individual psychological, phonetic, and respira¬ tory training in the class. In addition to the corrective work, the question of following up of and occasional revision work for ex-pupils requires care to secure the permanence of the new habits taught in the class. I hope to continue the investigation with Mr Tordan’s assistance.” Dental Caries—Miss E. M. Knowles writes_ It has been shown that dental caries is related to the action of mouth bacteria on the fermentable carbohydrate debris which remains on the teeth after meals, resulting in the production of an Hcicl which decalcifies the enamel. esistance to caries depends on good tooth structure, and as the permanent teeth develop during the ante-natal period and early 1 e of the child, maternal and infant feeding with a rich vitamin diet is an advantage. Dental caries is the most prevalent of all diseases affecting the c 11 d population to-day, and a comparison of the respective diets of elementary school children who are (1) free from dental caries with those (2) with extensive caries, yields interesting results.