[Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) A girl 11 years, suffering from cerebral palsy (spastic quadriplegia)—Admitted October, 1960.— (G.B.) (b) A girl aged 8 years, suffering from simple spastic diplegia.—Admitted August, 1962.— (I.B.) The following child was resident at Holly Bank, Huddersfield : — A girl aged 10 years suffering from cerebral palsy (spastic quadriplegia).—Admitted January, 1963.— (I.M.) The following child was resident at the Spastic Society’s Assessment Centre at Hawksworth Hall, near Leeds:— A boy aged 12 years suffering from cerebral palsy (spastic quadriplegia) and optic atrophy.—Admitted September, 1963.—(B.S.) During the year the following children were admitted to residential special schools:— Case 1—A girl aged 4 years suffering from cerbral palsy (spastic diplegia) was admitted to Talbot House School, Glossop in January.— (S.H.) Case 2—A boy aged 8 years suffering from perthes disease (both hips) was admitted to Bethesda Special School, Cheadle, Cheshire in April.— (A.V.) Case 3—A girl aged 9 years suffering from spina bifida was admitted to Bradstock Lockett School, Southport, in N ovember.— (P. J.) There were no discharges from residential special schools during the year. HOME TUITION One girl received home tuition during the year. Pupils Suffering from Speech Defects:— “ Pupils who on account of defect or lack of speech not due to deafness require special educational treatment.” Speech therapy is available on a sessional basis at the Gainsborough Avenue Clinic. Nine sessions are held weekly. Marland Fold Special School is visited for two sessions weekly and Strines- dale Open Air School is visited for one session weekly. Group therapy for stammerers on two afternoons per week.