[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 285

Greenwich 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

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Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

Age Group (years)	BOYS Number tested—5,763
	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
Under 7	775	41	20	29	9	4	5	7
7	339	16	7	11	7	4	5	4
8	892	50	34	36	15	21	17	31
9	189	5	5	5	5	1	7	8
10	90	6	2	3	5	3	2	5
11	261	16	9	8	19	13	10	30
12	713	39	28	33	24	19	16	37
13	257	11	15	11	18	2	4	13
14	241	11	24	23	11	13	6	26
1 c and over	1,056	50	73	75	114	63	46	168
Total	4,813	245	217	234	227	143	118	329

Table: Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

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Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

Age Group (years)	GIRLS Number tested—6,266
	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
Under 7	757	34	14	20	4	3	3	5
7	284	16	8	11	3	2	—	2
8	817	58	34	43	21	9	17	22
9	146	8	5	6	3	1	6	5
10	86	6	1	2	4	2	1	4
11	524	36	37	41	39	18	24	50
12	645	41	33	46	55	24	25	73
13	209	6	12	11	12	6	11	26
14	176	12	6	8	10	2	9	13
15 and over	1,438	53	84	84	223	80	63	259
Total	5,082	270	234	272	374	147	159	459