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London County Council 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Acuity of Vision. Examination of Boys.AGES LAST BIRTHDAY (AS NOTED ON CARD).

Acuity of Vision. Examination of Boys.

AGES LAST BIRTHDAY (AS NOTED ON CARD).

STANDARD.VISION.SIX.SEVEN.EIGHT.NINE.TEN.eleven.TWELVE.THIRTEEN 4 OVER.TOTAL.
g.F.B.G.F.B.GF.B.g.F.B.G.F.B.g.F.B.g.F.B.g.F.B.G.f.B.
I.Good26......188......285......129......50......17......6......3......704......
Fair...39......148......171......57......28......7......2......3......455...
Bad...............40......50......24......14......3......7...............141
II.Good.........137......506......468......205......84......32......21......1453......
Fair............64......201......173......80......37......24......18......597...
Bad...............21......80......69......36......20......12......6......244
III.Good.........25......525......1722......1634......874......516......267......5563......
Fair............11......147......409......398......245......127......104......1441...
Bad...............1......46......165......157......111......75......42......597
IV.Good.........4......73......611......1695......1460......918......554......5315......
Fair.....................9......123......284......277......228......131......1052...
Bad...............1......3......44......148......135......116......62......509
v.Good..................6......81......641......1479......1484......1014......4705......
Fair.....................2......18......97......235......280......226......858...
Bad.................................2......49......136......148......128......463
VI.Good..................1......6......134......652......1418......1540......3751......
Fair..............................2......26......76......192......251......547...
Bad.................................3......11......70......129......171......384
VIIGood....................................19......130......578......1881......2608......
andFair.......................................2......12......91......256......361...
Ex-VII.Bad...................................................15...49......201......265
Totals...26393354223631396530179301778230743789154154696889490495294453652809896102409953112603
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Each age group is divided into—Good Vision (=6/6), Fair (=6/9 or 6/12), and Bad (=6/18,or worse).

Table: Acuity of Vision. Examination of Girls.AGES LAST BIRTHDAY (AS NOTED ON CARD).

Acuity of Vision. Examination of Girls.

AGES LAST BIRTHDAY (AS NOTED ON CARD).

I.Good54......153.........192......103......33......13......5......1......554......
Fair...47......139......182......60......30......8................3......469...
Bad......11.........40......55......23......17......3...............1......150
II.Good1......'..112......441......373......178......79......43......20......1247......
Fair............74......233......187......99......54......36......18......701...
Bad...............20......74......104......46......35......13......7......299
III.Good.........28.........536......1602......1447.......790......404......182......4989......
Fair.............5.........130......489......498......287......161......70......1640...
Bad................2......56......187...216......136......84......53......734
IV.Good...................31...498......1311......1313......821......430......4404......
Fair.....................8......105......355...428......255......178......1329...
Bad........................3......47......182......216......146......118......712
V.Good...........................38......497......1245......1306......914......4001......
Fair...................................8......92......303......326......248......977...
Bad.................................11...............143......196......151......544
VI.Good...........................2......76......439...1051......1276......2844......
Fair..............................1......16......85......241......323......666...
Bad..........................................11...............134......177......377
VII.Good....................................3......83......495......1785......2366......
andFair.......................................3...10......81......267......361...
Ex-VII.Bad................................................11......60......229......300
Totals...5547112932186212005531882616850372354510935153962117559941251100633460811077362040461433116
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