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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

Walthamstow 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Seventytwo children or 14 percent of the total number examined
had this deformity
Boys show a higher percentage, 86 to girls 54
GROUP B
Defective Vision due to Errors of Refraction

Table: TABLE II

TABLE II

TotalsPercent
Hypermetropia2354608
Hyp Astigmatism1252451
Mixed Astigmatism24470
Myopia691353
Myopic Astigmatism29568
Odd Eyes28550
51010000

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Grouping Hypermetropia and Hypermetropic Astigmatism under the
heading "Hypermetropia," and the four latter as "Myopia," we find
that 7052 percent come under the Hypermetropic Group and 2941
percent under the Myopic Group

Table: TABLE III Sex Incidence

TABLE III Sex Incidence

BoysPercentGirlsPercentTotals
Hypermetropia12341421124571235
Hyp Astigmatism672528582368125
Mixed Astigmatism134901144924
Myopia36135833134769
Myopic Astigmatism166 041353129
Odd Eyes103781873428
26595 0024510000510

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Contrary to previous reports boys are in the preponderance, accounting
for 52 per cent, of all the cases
The girls show a slightly higher percentage of Hypermetropia, 7239
per cent, to the boys 71.70 percent.
The boys show a slightly higher percentage of Myopia, 2830, to girls
27.61 percent