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 Ilford]
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TABLE II.—RETURN SHOWING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED.
Condition. | Entrants. | Leavers. | Intermediate Group. | Total. | Special Cases. | |||||||||||||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
Vision | 6 6 each eye (normal vision) | 904 | 849 | 1753 | 91.54 | 452 | 496 | 948 | 85.87 | 125 | 108 | 233 | 83.21 | 1481 | 1453 | 2934 | 88.94 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
Less than 6/6, but not less than (6/9 in one or both eyes | 47 | 59 | 106 | 5.54 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 5.43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 9.64 | 85 | 108 | 193 | 5.85 | … | 3 | 3 | |
Less than 6/9 in one or both eyes (i.e., 6/12ths or less and requiring treatment) | 73 | 76 | 149 | 7.78 | 84 | 93 | 177 | 16.03 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 16.07 | 174 | 197 | 371 | 11.25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
Squint | 20 | 24 | 44 | 2.30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1.54 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2.14 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 2.03 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hearing (whisper) | No defect | 931 | 907 | 1838 | 95.98 | 519 | 564 | 1083 | 98.10 | 142 | 126 | 268 | 95.71 | 1592 | 1597 | 3189 | 96.67 | 19 | 36 | |
Defective | 53 | 24 | 77 | 4.02 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.90 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.29 | 66 | 44 | 110 | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Other Disease or Defect | Not present | 829 | 824 | 1653 | 86.32 | 427 | 476 | 903 | 81.79 | 100 | 107 | 207. | 73.93 | 1356 | 1407 | 2763 | 83.75 | 19 | 38 | 57 |
Present | 155 | 107 | 262 | 13.68 | 102 | 99 | 201 | 18.21 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 26.07 | 302 | 234 | 636 | 16.25 | 3 | 2 | 5 |