[Report 1945] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough.

  • Warrington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / School Medical Officer of Health, Warrington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12 The following table shows the results of the examinations of the two groups :— Group No. 6/6 6/9 6/12 fW.G. nT. *N.G, SECOND AGE GROUP. Examined. Boys—Age 8 .... .. 525 421 56 14 19 14 >> >> 9 . .. 57 44 7 2 1 3 >> >> 19 . .. 2 2 -■ - . Girls— ,, 8 ... . 477 362 62 9 14 30 >> M 9 . . 29 22 4 - . ■ 3 >> >> 10 . . 8 7 _ - . 1 „ „ 11 . .. 1 1 — •— — THIRD AGE GROUP Bovs—Age 12 . . 430 340 29 11 26 22 >> >> 13 . . 37 30 3 1 a Girls— „ 12 . . 395 308 28 7 35 16 >> >> 13 . . 35 26 3 1 2 a Boteler Grammar School High School for Girls .. 355 287 10 4 44 4, Junior Technical School Total . .2351 1850 202 49 142 98 1 Percentage 78.69 8.59 2.08 6.04 4.17 0.4 2 1 *N.G.I. No glasses improve. fW.G.—Wearing Glasses. oT.—Treatment required. The following is a summary showing the degree of defect among the 98 children requiring treatment :— Number referred for refraction for :— r ' Vision—6/18 in both eyes *n °ne eye and good or fair vision in the other 6/24 in both eyes .... 6/24 in one eye and 6/18 in other eye in 7ne eye and good or fair vision in the other 6/36 in both eyes .... 6/36 in one eye and 6/24 or 6/18 in the other 6/36 in one eye and good or fair vision in the other 6/60 in both eyes .... 6/60 in one eye anti 6/36, 6/24, or 6/18 in other eye 0/60 in one eye and good or fair vision in the other less than 6/60 in both eyes less than 6/60 in one eye and 6/36, 6/24, or 6/18 in other eye less than 6/60 in one eye and good or fair vision in the other .... With Squint. . Glasses unsuitable and requiring re-examination ’’ Near Vision . 10 34 3 3 19 4 3 11 1 2 3 1 98