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
Leyton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Condition. | Entrants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | ||
| Good Vision | 6/6ths 6/6ths | 22 | 20 | 42 | 20.4 |
| 6/6ths 6/8ths | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6.8 | |
| 6/8ths 6/8ths | 36 | 38 | 74 | 36.0 | |
| Fair Vision | 6 6ths 6/12ths | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 6 8ths 6 12ths | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.3 | |
| 6/12ths 6/12ths | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12.1 | |
| Defective Vision | Worse than | 22 | 15 | 37 | 18.0 |
| 6 /12ths 6/12ths | |||||
| Squint | 22 | 19 | 41 | 1.9 | |
| Hearing | Slightly Deaf Right | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Left | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Markedly Deaf Right | 35 | 42 | 77 | 3.6 | |
| Left | 35 | 36 | 71 | 3.3 | |