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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

Greenwich 1968

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

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Table: VISION Routine Medical Inspections

VISION Routine Medical Inspections

TOTAL NO. TESTEDBOYSGIRLS
6,4526,270
Not Wearing SpectaclesPercentage of No Tested.
6/683.382.2
6/95.44.9
6/12 or worse4.03.7
Noted for Treatment3.74.0
Wearing Spectacles
6/64.45.4
6/91.62.0
6/12 or worse1.42.0
Noted for Treatment4.65.9
With and Without Spectacles
(a) Noted for Treatment9.1
(b) Noted for Observation4.1
Total of (a) and (b)13.2

Table: Defects treated at Vision Clinics

Defects treated at Vision Clinics

DefectNumber
Error of refraction and squint3,368
Other eye defects14
Spectacles ordered1,080

Table: Findings at Health Surveys

Findings at Health Surveys

School Roll (May 1968)39,204
1. Comprehensive surveys
(a) Number examined34,690
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous248
(c) Percentage found verminous0.71
2. Selective surveys
(a) Number examined22,025
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous294
(c) Percentage found verminous1.33