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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2,642 | |
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Age Groups. | Number o Children Inspected | A. | B. | C. | D. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Excellent) | (Normal) | (Slightly subnormal) | (Bad) | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 903 | 229 | 23.8 | 622 | 64.6 | 112 | 11.6 | _ | - |
Second Age Group | 784 | 173 | 22.1 | 510 | 65.1 | 101 | 12.8 | - | - |
Leavers | 895 | 208 | 23.2 | 621 | 69.4 | 65 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 |
Total number of defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme | 2,684 |
Errors of refraction, including Squint. (Under the Authority's Scheme) | 380 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes, excluding those recorded in Group I. | 1 |
Total | 381 |
Numbers of children for whom spectacles were | |
(a) Prescribed | 243 |
(b) Obtained | 243 |