London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Vision of 20,000 Children, giving Details of Amount of Defect
| vision. | Good. | Fair. | Bad. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuity. | 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 | 6/18 | 6/24 | 6/36 | 6/60, or worse. | |
| 6 | B. | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| G. | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 | B. | 172 | 84 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| G. | 155 | 90 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | B. | 633 | 210 | 55 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| G. | 566 | 199 | 55 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 6 | |
| 9 | B. | 1,046 | 220 | 65 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| G. | 887 | 224 | 93 | 59 | 21 | 13 | 12 | |
| 10 | B. | 1,328 | 219 | 81 | 63 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| G. | 1,268 | 245 | 93 | 77 | 26 | 16 | 21 | |
| 11 | B. | 1,433 | 169 | 75 | 58 | 21 | 10 | 9 |
| G. | 1,356 | 232 | 124 | 81 | 23 | 11 | 23 | |
| 12 | B. | 1,546 | 173 | 79 | 68 | 32 | 15 | 18 |
| G. | 1,439 | 219 | 96 | 93 | 40 | 19 | 20 | |
| 13 | B. | 1,482 | 180 | 89 | 60 | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| G. | 1,243 | 203 | 101 | 92 | 39 | 15 | 27 | |
| 14 | B. | 389 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| and over. | G. | 364 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Total | B. | 8,038 | 1,305 | 481 | 366 | 132 | 81 | 66 |
| G. | 7,301 | 1,475 | 617 | 492 | 183 | 85 | 122 | |
From a larger number of returns the following analysis was made. First Report to
L.S.B. (p.15):-