London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VISION.
| Extent of Defect | Intermediate | Leavers | Other Ages | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | ||||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % | ||
| Normal : 6/6ths or 6/9ths | R | 1313 | 97.0 | 1131 | 95.6 | 1394 | 94.8 | 1617 | 93.1 | 1015 | 97.1 | 866 | 95.7 | 96.2 | 94.4 |
| L | 1297 | 95.9 | 1129 | 95.4 | 1386 | 94.3 | 1624 | 93.5 | 1019 | 97.5 | 863 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 94.5 | |
| 6/12ths or 6/24ths | R | 36 | 2.7 | 47 | 4.0 | 54 | 3.7 | 104 | 6.0 | 23 | 2.2 | 31 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| L | 46 | 3.4 | 48 | 4.1 | 59 | 4.0 | 95 | 5.5 | 22 | 2.1 | 36 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | |
| 6/36ths or worse | R | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.4 | 22 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| L | 10 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.5 | 25 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Cost of the School Health Service.
The gross cost of the medical, dental and nursing services
was £34,120, of which £4,918 was for hospital treatment of school
children. The expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Special Schools.
£
Schools maintained by the Council 17,565
Other Schools (not maintained by local authorities) 5,664
Adjustments with other authorities in respect of
Special Schools 286
£23,515
The expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Milk and Meals.
Meals and Milk cost £164,840. Income from payment for
meals was £61,471, making net cost of £103,369, on which grant
is paid of 100 per cent. on approved expenditure.