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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 1969

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

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Table: VISION Routine Medical Inspections

VISION Routine Medical Inspections

TOTAL NUMBER TESTEDBoys 6,664Girls 6,222
Not Wearing SpectaclesPercentage of No.Tasted
6/684.082.9
6/94.24.0
6/12 or worse3.33.6
Noted for Treatment3.03.5
Wearing Spectacles
6/65.35.7
6/91.62.3
6/12 or worse1.51.6
Noted for Treatment4.67.5
With and Without Spectacles
(a) Noted for Treatment9.2
(b) Noted for Observation4.7
Total of (a) and (b)13.9
Defects treated at Vision Clinics
DefectNumber
Error of refraction and squint3,141
Other eye defects6
Spectacles ordered973
Findings at Health Surveys
School Roll (May 1969)39,585
1. Comprehensive surveys
(a) Number examined29,874
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous193
(c) Percentage found verminous0.65
2. Selective surveys
(a) Number examined23,688
(b) Number (occasions) found verminous339
(c) Percentage found verminous1.43