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 | Reavers | 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 | Totals | |
Mental Condition | |||||||||||||||||||
Normal | 514 | 513 | 1027 | 86.7 | 329 | 392 | 721 | 88.7 | 308 | 267 | 575 | 80.4 | 1151 | 1172 | 2323 | 85.6 | |||
Dull or Backward | 74 | 84 | 158 | 13.3 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 11.3 | 83 | 57 | 140 | 19.6 | 197 | 193 | 390 | 14.4 | |||
Mentally Defective (all grades) | |||||||||||||||||||
Vision. | |||||||||||||||||||
6/6 each eye | 278 | 223 | 501 | 61.6 | 225 | 153 | 378 | 52.9 | 503 | 376 | 879 | 57.5 | |||||||
6/6 R. | 15 | 22 | 37 | 4.6 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 5.0 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 2.4 | |||||||
6/6 L. | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3.6 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 3.8 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 1.9 | |||||||
6/9 X. | 26 | 125 | 151 | 18.6 | 104 | 116 | 220 | 30.8 | 130 | 241 | 371 | 12.2 | |||||||
6/9 l.. | 27 | 132 | 159 | 19.6 | 109 | 121 | 230 | 32.0 | 136 | 253 | 389 | 12.8 | |||||||
.6/1 R. | 16 | 22 | 38 | 4.7 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 4.3 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 2.8 | |||||||
6/12L. | 14 | 20 | 34 | 4.2 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4.3 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 2.2 | |||||||
6/18 R. | 14 | 16 | 30 | 3.7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2.8 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 1.7 | |||||||
6/18 L. | 16 | 16 | 32 | 3.9 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3.2 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 1.8 | |||||||
6/24 r. | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.9 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 1.2 | |||||||
6/24 l. | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 1.3 | |||||||
6/36 r. | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2.8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.1 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 1.01 | |||||||
6/36 l. | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2.3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 1.0 | ||||||||
6/60 R. | 3 | 3 | 6 | .7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .5 | |||||||
6/60 l. | 2 | 3 | 5 | .6 | 1 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .2 | ||||||||
6/0 r. | 3 | 3 | .4 | 2 | 2 | .3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .2 | |||||||||
6/0 l. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .7 | 2 | 2 | .3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .3 | ||||||||
Squint | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .7 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 2.5 | |||
Hearing | |||||||||||||||||||
Normal | 579 | 592 | 1171 | 98.8 | 354 | 419 | 773 | 95.1 | 363 | 298 | 661 | 91.0 | 1296 | 1309 | 2605 | 96.0 | |||
Slightly Deaf R | 3 | 2 | 5 | .4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.9 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 1.4 | |||
L. | 4 | 2 | 6 | .5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.7 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3.8 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 1.7 | |||
Deaf R. | 3 | 2 | 5 | .4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2.1 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 1.1 | |||
L. | 4 | 2 | 6 | .5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.7 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 1.6 | |||
Other Disease or defect. | |||||||||||||||||||
Not present | 578 | 588 | 1166 | 98.4 | 360 | 438 | 798 | 98.2 | 387 | 322 | 709 | 99.2 | 1325 | 1348 | 2673 | 98.5 | |||
Present | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1.6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1.8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .81 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 1.5 |