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Speech Disorders

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 261 Collections and/or Records:

7.30 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Undiagnosed, June 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/7
Scope and Contents "Looks after the [shop], just queer, not right. Speech funny. Mother 70-80; brother cattle dealer helps her with the money. Lives at home; sister in London hospital, now dead, very capable. They have a smallholding. Dr. says she is just peculiar, very dull. Brother OK. He does not know how you would classify her. Minister thinks it is only shyness - has a lisp and is afraid of people laughing at her, OK otherwise. No interest in making money - gave up all goods that needed coupons. Perhaps a...
Dates: June 1947

7.33 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and Backward, Stammering, June 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/7
Scope and Contents

"Lives with his grandparents. Has been at 6 schools before this. Has a lisp and a shy manner, likeable, willing to oblige but his attainments are awful, only knew the two times table. General knowledge fair, but definitely dull. Father a farm worker. Four sib[ling]s living with father somewhere in Dumfriesshire. Two other children live there, both a bit dull but OK, younger. Have not had time to fall so far behind."

Dates: June 1947

7.42 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Stammering, June 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/7
Scope and Contents "A wrong character and a loose woman - Police Constable says she is the one fly in the ointment in the area. Had a bad reputation with Australians during the war. Sends anonymous letters to Police. Very houseproud and clean. 14 siblings. Husband, OK. Two children, normal, bright. Used to be a maid. Has a slight stammer, talks far too much. Dr. confirms - of low intelligence, emotionally unstable. Does not pay her bills. Wants to be very dressy, keeps her children nice. Nurse confirms: Now...
Dates: June 1947

11.61 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, Stammering, January 1946

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/10
Scope and Contents

"This girl has a speech defect, is slightly deaf, very dull, a horrible writer. Her speech and writing are grade D. Father a farmer. Mother 38-40, not bright. Comfortably off, clean. Good farmer, well-doing. PC has not noticed anything wrong with this girl. Very big for her age. Dr - not very bright - he thinks it comes from the mother's side. Nurse confirms - this girl has a very bad lisp but it may come all right."

Dates: Other: January 1946

PR3.11, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.11
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; retarded speech; confusion; hysterical neurosis; and amnesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR3.14, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.14
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and charts relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: ptosis; headache; slurred speech; double vision; lesion on brain stem; disarthria; and gliosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR3.31, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.31
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: drowsiness; speech disturbance; headache; homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; aphasia; glioblastoma multiforme; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.873, 1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.873
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 4 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: deafness; and muteness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR3.155, 1940-1941

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.155
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male private from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 29 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; hysterical amnesia and stutter; acrocyanosis of hands; and neurosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1941

PR3.183, 1941

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.183
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male gunner from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; unsteady gait; headache; stutter; left middle ear deafness; and migraine. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941