Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 3.
CONDITION | Entrants | Leavers | Intermediate Group | TOTAL | Special Cases | ||||||||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | |
Mental Condition. | |||||||||||||||||||
Normal | 532 | 568 | 1100 | 76.2 | 258 | 236 | 494 | 74.1 | 790 | 804 | 1594 | 75.6 | |||||||
Dull or Backward | 161 | 176 | 337 | 23.4 | 75 | 96 | 171 | 25.6 | 236 | 272 | 508 | 24.1 | |||||||
Mentally defective (all grades) | 3 | 2 | 5 | .4 | 2 | 2 | .3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .3 | ||||||||
Vision. | |||||||||||||||||||
6/6 each eye | 254 | 211 | 465 | 69.7 | 254 | 211 | 465 | 69.7 | |||||||||||
6/6 R | 18 | 8 | 26 | 1.9 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 1.9 | |||||||||||
L | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1.4 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1.4 | |||||||||||
6/9 R | 20 | 70 | 90 | 6.7 | 20 | 70 | 90 | 6.7 | |||||||||||
L | 22 | 71 | 93 | 7. | 22 | 71 | 93 | 7. | |||||||||||
6/12 R. | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3. | 16 | 24 | 40 | 3. | |||||||||||
L | 16 | 26 | 42 | 3. | 16 | 26 | 42 | 3. | |||||||||||
6/18 R | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1.7 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
L | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1.7 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
6/24 R | 5 | 7 | 12 | .9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | .9 | |||||||||||
L | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.2 | |||||||||||
6/36 R | 5 | 5 | .4 | 5 | 5 | .4 | |||||||||||||
L | 4 | 4 | .3 | 4 | 4 | .3 | |||||||||||||
6/60 R. | 1 | 1 | .1 | 1 | 1 | .1 | |||||||||||||
L | 1 | 1 | .1 | 1 | 1 | .1 | |||||||||||||
6/0 R | 5 | 5 | .4 | 5 | 5 | .4 | |||||||||||||
L | 6 | 6 | .5 | 6 | 6 | .5 | |||||||||||||
Squint | 5 | 8 | 13 | .9 | 1 | 1 | .1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | .7 | ||||||||
Hearing. | |||||||||||||||||||
Normal | 694 | 742 | 1436 | 99.6 | 331 | 319 | 650 | 97 | 1025 | 1061 | 2086 | 98.9 | |||||||
Slightly Deaf (R.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | ||||||||
(L.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
Deaf (R.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
(L) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 |