Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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VISION Routine Medical Inspections
TOTAL NUMBER TESTED | Boys 6,664 | Girls 6,222 | |
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Not Wearing Spectacles | Percentage of No. | Tasted | |
6/6 | 84.0 | 82.9 | |
6/9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | |
6/12 or worse | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
Noted for Treatment | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
6/6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |
6/9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | |
6/12 or worse | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
Noted for Treatment | 4.6 | 7.5 | |
(a) Noted for Treatment | 9.2 | ||
(b) Noted for Observation | 4.7 | ||
Total of (a) and (b) | 13.9 | ||
Error of refraction and squint | 3,141 | ||
Other eye defects | 6 | ||
Spectacles ordered | 973 | ||
School Roll (May 1969) | 39,585 | ||
1. Comprehensive surveys | |||
(a) Number examined | 29,874 | ||
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 193 | ||
(c) Percentage found verminous | 0.65 | ||
2. Selective surveys | |||
(a) Number examined | 23,688 | ||
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous | 339 | ||
(c) Percentage found verminous | 1.43 |