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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

Croydon 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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visual defect in the various schools. It relates only to those
children who were referred for treatment and who were consequently
thought to be in need of corrective glasses. Some of the
children with normal vision were wearing glasses, but these are
not included. The Table therefore does not give the actual
amount of visual defect, but the amount of uncorrected visual
defect.

Table: Percentage of Children Examined at Routine Medical Inspection Showing Visual Defect.

Percentage of Children Examined at Routine Medical Inspection Showing Visual Defect.

School.Inter mediate.Leavers.Total Boys and GirlsSchool.Intermediates.Leavers.Total Boys and Girls
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
Beulah1.93.2......5.1Lady Edridge.........4.04.0
West Thornton0.60.4...1.12.1Ashburton0.20.9......1.1
Purley Oaks0.60.61.51.34.0Heath Clark......3.04.77.7
Davidson1.10.61.51.14.3All Saints'...0.9......0.9
Howard0.60.20.40.41.7Christ Church0.40.4......0.8
Ecclesbourne1.13.80.21.97.0Holy Trinity...0.2......0.2
Ingram0.20.20.20.20.8Parish Church1.51.50.2...3.2
Rectory Manor0.40.40.40.41.6St. Andrew's0.20.4...0.20.8
Oval1.10.61.31.14.1St. Joseph's......0.4...0.4
Portland3.62.81.90.48.7St. Mark's...0.6......0.6
Elmwood......0.20.40.6St. Mary's0.4...0.60.21.2
North Park...............St. Michael's.........0.60.6
South Norwood0.21.70.61.54.0St. Saviour's0.20.6......0.8
Norbury Manor0.60.2......0.8Arch. Tenison's0.6...0.22.63.4
Sydenham0.6...0.2...0.8St. Peter's...0.4......0.4
Croydon British...0.2...1.11.3Shirley0.20.2......0.4
Tavistock0.90.42.51.14.9Addington.........0.20.2
Rock mount0.21.10.60.22.1Waddon0.40.9......1.3
Whitehorse Manor0.91.30.9...3.1
Winterbourne1.10.6...0.92.6
Woodside......0.90.61.5
John Ruskin......7.9...7.90.760.921.21.142.57

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From this Table the school with the highest percentage of
scholars in two of the groups examined, who had uncorrected
defective vision was Portland (8.7%). Next came two secondary
schools, John Ruskin (7.9%), Heath Clark (7.7%), and Ecclesbourne
(7.0%). Schools showing a higher percentage than the
average for all schools were Beulah, Oval, Davidson, South Norwood,
Archbishop Tenison's, Parish, Whitehorse Manor, and
Winterbourne.
Showing number of children in each school, examined in two
of the Routine Medical Inspection Groups, who were referred
for treatment or observation on account of defective vision.