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The total percentages of eye defects in the various groups was
5.2 for Entrants; 2.8 for Intermediates; and 2.6 for Leavers. For
1933 the corresponding figures were 3.7, 3.5 and 2.7.
Vision.
The Entrant group is not examined for visual acuity at routine
medical inspection. If a child is wearing corrective glasses, the
vision is tested with the glasses worn at the time of examination.
In the Intermediate group 7.0 per cent. of the boys and 5.2
per cent. of the girls were referred for treatment or observation
for defective vision, and in the Leaver group 8.1 per cent. of the
boys and 8.4 per cent. of the girls. The Leaver group of girls
invariably gives the worst figures for vision. As a whole there is
a slight upward trend in the total number of school children who
require spectacles.