[Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.
- St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.
- Date:
- 1942
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following operative treatments were carried out during the year at! one of the local hospitals by the Consultant Surgeon. Removal of Tonsils and/or Adenoids . 291 Antral lavage . 12 Cuatery of septum. 4 Removal of polypi . 3 310 Therapeutic work in the Speech Defect Clinics was again carried out during; the year by Miss M. W. Ferrie, Speech Therapist, and I am indebted to her fori the following report on the work accomplished. “ This year, progress in all disorders of speech seems to have been a little, slower than in previous years. Insufficient sleep, unbalanced diet and general lack of supervision are three of the most obvious causes, due in some, but not all cases, to the fact that the mothers are on war work. Improvement in speech disorders is closely bound up with a child’s physical, mental and psychological well-being, and anything detrimental to these three fkctors will be a barrier to progress. “Two children known to be considerably mentally retarded and whose speech had not developed beyond a few monosyllables, have been admitted this year. One is showing slow but definite improvement not only in speech develop-' ment but in her general attitude, interest and co-operation at school. It has been thought worth while to give them both a further trial period. It is generally found that these cases respond favourably to Speech Therapy and that improveci speech brings a general improvement, but it is always a very slow process anc therefore, it is not practicable to load one’s case list with them to the exclusior of the child of normal intelligence. “ War conditions still make it necessary for the Speech Clinic to be held ir 3 areas of the town instead of, as formerly, in one centre. A disadvantage of this arrangement is that children can be seen only once a week instead of twice a weel as previously and that fewer children can be dealt with.” A summary of the cases dealt with during 1942 is given below. Stamm.er Cleft Palate Dyslalia Dysphonia Dysarthria Delayed Speech Total Discharged— Speech satisfactory . 3 1 5 1 — — 10 Improved—further progress unlikely . 2 — — — — — 2 Left School— Much improved . 2 — — — — — 2 Improved. 2 — — — — — 2 I.S.Q. 1 1 — — — — — ] Under supervision only— Improved. 3 — 1 1 — — — 4 Treatment not necessary . — — 1 — — — 1 Treatment not carried out— Did not attend . — — 4 — — — 4 13 1 11 1 — — 26 Still Attending—Improving . 14 3 8 _ 2 2 29 I.S.Q. 2 — 1 ( — — — 3 Under supervision . 2 2 11 — — — 15 18 5 20 — 2 2 47](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30127191_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
