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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VISION.
| Extent of Detect | Intermediate | Leavers | Other Ages | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % | |
| Normal : R | 1477 | 97.8 | 1838 | 96.7 | 926 | 95.4 | 1146 | 95.0 | 1437 | 97.6 | 1563 | 96.3 | 97.2 | 96.1 |
| 6/6ths or 6,'9ths L | 1468 | 97.2 | 1856 | 97.6 | 928 | 95.6 | 1149 | 95.3 | 1436 | 97.6 | 1563 | 96.3 | 96.9 | 96.6 |
| 6/12ths or 6/24ths R | 30 | 2.0 | 54 | 2.8 | 37 | 3.8 | 51 | 4.2 | 33 | 2.2 | 52 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 37 | 2.5 | 37 | 2.0 | 32 | 3.3 | 45 | 3.7 | 33 | 2.2 | 52 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
| 6/36ths or worse | 3 | 0.2 | 9 | 0 5 | 8 | 0,8 | 9 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 5 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.1 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
Cost of the School Health Service.
The gross cost of the medical, dental and nursing services
was £32,421. The expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Special Schools.
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schools maintained by the Council | 19,120 | |
| Other Schools (not maintained by local authorities) | 7,824 | |
| Adjustments with other authorities in respect of Special Schools— | ||
| £ | ||
| Full cost | 181 | |
| Rate cost | 2,309 | |
| 2,490 | ||
| £29,434 | ||
With the exception of £2,309 calculated at Rate Cost, the
above expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Milk and Meals.
Meals and Milk cost £147,944. Income from payment for
meals M as £68,485, making a net cost of £79,459, on which grant
is paid of 100 per cent. on approved expenditure.