[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(i) Pupils Suffering from Speech Defects -“that is to say, pupils who on account of defect or lack of speech not due to deafness retpiire spec'ial edueational treatment.” Tliere are ]U) })upils ascertained in tliis eategory but there are many wlio liave s])eeeh defects and this year for the first time for several years we have been fortunate to have the serviees of a full- time speech therapist for the whole of the period. Xumber of indi^’idual eases reeeiving treatment at end oi vear: 62 Reason for referral: Dyslalia .... .... ... ... . . . 225 Alalia .... ... ... .. .... . 5 Stammer .. . .... .... .... .... .... .. 85 Others .. .... .... .... .... .... .... 85 Sources of Referrals: Head Teachers .. . . .. . .... .... 370 School Medical Officer , ... . .... .... 24 Ocnci'al Practitioner . . . . .... .... 1 Others . . .... .... .... ... .... .... 5 ''I'otal Attendances .. ... .... .... .. 1895 Number of treatments .. . . . . 1469 Number of sessions . .. . . .... 430 Number of cases interviewed and pla(*ed on waiting list for treatment at end of year 130 Number of cases under observation . ... . . 169 Number of children under treatment at Sutton School . . 9 Number of sessions ])er week at Sutton Sehool 1 During the year a s{)ecial survey of children in the Borough was mulertaken by Miss Davidson who reports as follows: - “1962 has been a very busy year; in addition to the normal working of the Speech C’linics, a school survey has been effected and a visit made to Italy for the International C'ongress of the Logopaedic and Phoniatric Society. The C'ongress was most valuable and enjoyable. About 400 delegates from almost every country in the world ineluding Russia, attended. Kveryone was a worker in the very wide field of speeeh and hearing, all working in different ways to tlie same end—normal intelligible speeeh. I am most grateful tliat I was given the o])portu- nit\' to attend the Congress and to extend nn' knowledge in so manv ways, profiting from world-wide researeh in this field. The Survev which I carried out in the Borough during the vear has also been a most pleasant experienee. I have been welcomed and helped by every sehool, and the eontaets I made there are already proving their worth. The results of the survey have been given in the total figures for the 3^ear.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0066.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
