[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1953
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![HOSPITAL SPECIAL SCHOOLS Notifications of admissions and discharges v.'ith diagiiose.-, continue to he submitted in respect of children \sho are in-patients at hospitals that use part of their premises as a special school in accordance with the terms of Section 02 of the National Health Service Act, 1040. SPEECH THERAPY Airs. Alary Peel, Speech Therapist, reports: — “ The S];eech 4 herapy Clinic continued at two cem.rc.^. nan.eiy. Pedfoid Drive Primary School, Pock l erry. and the Nortii Heaitij Clinic; neither is really suitable. The school is accessible only to children living in the south of the town and the clinic to those in the north. A central clinic is an outstanding need if [tareiits are to co-operate and the best use made of the existing facilities. Jiecause of the waiting list, it was necessary to dispense with school visiting during 1958, and concciitrate on those referred for treatment in previous years. Despite this arrangement, there are still 431 children waiting to be seen. A|j}jointrnents have been limited to one only instead of two as formerly. Parents have not co-oj^erated satisfactorily, but this may be due in ])art to tlie distances some have to travel. One treatment session per week has been given, this is not enough, and should be at least two. Treatment is given individually and is based on teaching the children to breathe correctly and to make their sounds properly. No grouj) classes were held after mid-summer. Stammerers have been given individual treatment, this is having a satisfactory result, but takes up a considerable amount of time, and reduces the overall number of children that can be treated. 52 children were treated for Dyslalia. both simple and complex, there \^’erc 4 cleft ])alate cases, several sigmatic and a few cases of Khinolalia. All the children concerned are responding well to treatment. A numl^er of suspected hearing difficulties were refei-red for audiometric reports.” No. of Cases treated: Dyslalic Sigmatic Other Cases Stammerers Itoys 36 4 5 40 Girls 16 8 9 8 Number attending: Dyslalic Sigmatic Other Cases Stammerers Boys 16 2 1 17](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927473_0085.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
