[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 286

Greenwich 1967

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

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Table: VISION Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

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VISION Visual acuity standards of children whose eyes were tested

Age Group (years)	BOYS Number tested—6,530
	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
7 and under									1,269	124	43	43	19	6	10	12
8									855	51	29	34	18	7	11	18
9									154	8	9	6	2	2	3	5
10									108	6	2	4	5	—	1	2
11	364	19	17	14	16	8	13	12
12	919	43	46	35	44	21	18	53
13	342	24	21	18	26	9	9	27
14	217	11	15	15	9	8	6	13
15 and over	1,215	48	68	61	160	43	29	15
Total	5,443	334	250	230	299	104	100	157
Age Group (years)	GIRLS Number tested—6,025
	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
7 and under	1,341	105	43	40	18	6	6	6
8	784	54	33	36	16	6	7	15
9	173	11	2	2	5	1	1	4
10	71	6	4	5	2	4	3	6
11	602	50	25	34	41	19	22	59
12	449	39	34	39	45	10	18	53
13	130	15	7	10	6	3	4	8
14	103	3	8	5	13	1	2	12
15 and over	1,225	61	64	74	215	54	55	208
Total	4,878	344	220	245	361	104	118	371