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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 55.—School Health Service—Routine Medical Inspections 1970—Vision
| Number Tested | PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER TESTED | Percentage of total number tested and noted for treatment | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A—Not Wearing Glasses | 8—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 | 3,653 | 2,909 | 73.3 | 75.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6 .4 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 |
| I.L.E.A. 1970 | 74,861 | 70,891 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 9.4 |
| I.L.E.A. 1969 | 71,571 | 69,361 | 82.5 | 80.6 | 6.9 | 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 |