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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX E.
Report on Medical Treatment—Eyes and Teeth.
Municipal Offices, Dyne Road,
Kilburn, N.W.,
19th January, 1914.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Children's Care Committte.
Miss Lupton and Gentlemen,
I beg to report in accordance with the following:
Minutes of the Education Committee, 3rd December, 1913,
p. 393.
CHILDREN'S CARE COMMITTEE REPORT.
"Medical Treatment—Eyes and Teeth.
14. We have instructed the School Medical Officer to
prepare and submit a report in regard to the above matters."
Eyes.
Amount or Defective Vision.—Vision testing is a prescribed
portion of Medical Inspection, and the following
results obtained since Medical Inspection began :in this district
in 1909 indicates the amount of defective vision
amongst school children which requires attention.
1909-10-11.—8/9, or less, in each eye.
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Eye. | Left Eye. | Right Eye. | Left Eye. | Right Eye. | Left Eye. | Right Eye. | Left Eye. | |
| No. of Observations | 8522 | 7263 | 4915 | 20,700 | ||||
| No. of Scholars | 3497 | 3619 | 2911 | 3042 | I928 | 200I | 8336 | 8662 |