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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vision
During the year vision tests were carried out on 6,566 boys and
6,449 girls, a total of 13,015 children compared with 6,678 boys
and 6,453 girls, a total of 13,131 children in 1965. The percentage
of the number tested with and without glasses who were
referred for treatment or observation was 18.6, compared with
18.7% in 1965.
Visual acuity standards expressed as percentages of the numbers of children whose eyes were tested are set out in the following table:—
| Not wearing spectacles | Wearing spectacles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 or worse | Referred for treatment | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 or worse | Referred for treatment | ||
| Number examined | Number found verminous | Pupils found to be verminous % of number examined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
During both types of survey, vermin were found on 583 occasions,
representing 1.29 per cent of the total number of examinations.
The number of individual pupils found to be verminous was 368,
or 0.81 per cent of the school roll of 45,605. On 438 occasions
the parents and/or the children were advised about treatment and
in many cases were given Lorexane shampoo for home treatment.
A further 145 pupils were referred to bathing centres where appropriate
treatment was given.
The work done at the two bathing centres in the Borough in
connection with vermin, scabies and impetigo is shown below.
A "case" is a child discharged after a course of treatment (e.g.