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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
City of Westminster 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 53.—School Health Service—Routine Medical Inspections 1969—Vision
| Number Tested | PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER TESTED | Percentage of total number tested and noted for treatment | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A—Not Wearing Glasses | B—Wearing Glasses | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 or worse | Noted for Treatment | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 or worse | Noted for Treatment | ||||||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys and Girls | |
| City of Westminster | 3,955 | 3,408 | 76.6 | 76.2 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| I.L.E.A. 1969 | 71,571 | 69.361 | 82.5 | 80.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 |
| I.L.E.A. 1968 | 69,314 | 66,340 | 82.6 | 80.6 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3 8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 8.4 |