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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

Edmonton 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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eyesight as boys; but girls do more needlework and finer work after the
the age of 11 than before, and yet the eyesight of girls is better at the
age of 13 than at the age of 10, whereas if needlework were injurious
it should be much worse. The difference in eyesight between boys and
girls is, no doubt, like other differences, such as height and weight, a
sex-difference.
The relative vision for both eyes is given in the next table for boys
and girls separately:—

Table: TABLE XXXIII. EYESIGHT—BOYS.

TABLE XXXIII. EYESIGHT—BOYS.

Right Eye.Total.
6/56/66/96/126/186/246/366/60—60Blind or missing
6/5561921122--2580
6/6283383554222_2418
Left Eye.6/9112567105311——123
6/12376853—-1—33
6/1832531433-1—34
6/2434527183-——42
6/361451312211—39
6/60211_2223——13
—601141___2_9
Blind or missing-1-—1-----2
Total613392130304334357541285

Table: GIRLS.

GIRLS.

Right Eye.Total.
6/56/66/96/126/186/246/366/60—60
6/52814311-1——291
6/61933119112113378
Left Eye.6/9421756106111125
6/121161241—--25
6/1826519121—27
6/24254211561-36
6/36156—21164-35
6/60—211—1-3311
—60123—1—--916
Blind or missing1--------1
Total312377122242927271116945

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The number of children wearing glasses was 36 boys and 44 girls,
or 19 per cent. of boy and 27.5 per cent. of girls with a vision of 6/18,
or worse, in one or both eyes.