Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
ENTRANTS (BOYS). | No. Examined. | Years of Age. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3—4 | 4—5 | 5—6 | 6-7 | ||||||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | ||
Acton Wells Infants' | 16 | 8 | 38.8 | 36.2 | 3 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 4 | 42.7 | 42.2 | 1 | 46. | 50.3 |
Beaumont Park Infants' | 15 | 5 | 38.3 | 33.8 | 4 | 44.5 | 44.1 | 4 | 44.5 | 45.4 | 2 | 43.2 | 41.1 |
Berrymede Infants' | 30 | 8 | 37.9 | 34.8 | 8 | 40.8 | 39. | 10 | 42.2 | 40.5 | 4 | 43.4 | 44.6 |
Derwentwater Infants' | 47 | .... | .... | .... | 22 | 40. | 37.3 | 20 | 42.5 | 41.1 | 5 | 44.5 | 42.7 |
John Perryn Infants' | 21 | .... | .... | .... | 11 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 8 | 44.2 | 43.7 | 2 | 45.6 | 54.4 |
Priory Infants' | 34 | 13 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 11 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 8 | 43.6 | 43.3 | 2 | 45.1 | 45.3 |
Rothschild Infants' | 41 | 18 | 37.8 | 35. | 12 | 40.8 | 39.5 | 7 | 42.8 | 42. | 4 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
Soufhfield Road Infants' | 25 | .... | .... | .... | 12 | 41.5 | 39.3 | 11 | 43.3 | 41.3 | 2 | 45. | 43.8 |
Turnham Green R.C. | 6 | .... | .... | .... | 3 | 39.6 | 36.9 | 2 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 1 | 47.3 | 43.5 |
West Acton | 13 | 3 | 38.6 | 33.7 | 5 | 41.5 | 39.8 | 4 | 44.5 | 42.6 | 1 | 46. | 48.3 |
248 | 55 | .... | .... | 91 | .... | .... | 78 | .... | .... | 24 | .... | ... | |
(GIRLS). | |||||||||||||
Acton Wells Infants' | 17 | 4 | 36.7 | 31.9 | 7 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 3 | 42.2 | 39.3 | 3 | 45.4 | 47.8 |
Beaumont Park Infants' | 11 | 5 | 37.5 | 34.4 | 2 | 42.5 | 40.6 | 3 | 43.4 | 40.1 | 1 | 47.5 | 58. |
Berrymede Infants' | 24 | 6 | 38. | 35.9 | 7 | 39.8 | 37.6 | 9 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 2 | 44.2 | 43.5 |
Derwentwater Infants' | 52 | .... | .... | .... | 25 | 40.3 | 38. | 21 | 42.4 | 40.6 | 6 | 44.1 | 45.2 |
John Perryn Infants' | 26 | .... | .... | .... | 9 | 42. | 40.6 | 12 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 5 | 45.3 | 45.5 |
Priory Infants' | 42 | 13 | 87. | 33.1 | 16 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 11 | 43. | 41.4 | 2 | 44.8 | 42.5 |
Rothschild Infants' | 25 | 13 | 37.6 | 35.2 | 6 | 39. | 37.1 | 6 | 41.9 | 41. | .... | .... | .... |
Southfield Road Infants' | 19 | .... | •••• | .... | 6 | 41.5 | 38.6 | 12 | 43.7 | 41.3 | 1 | 45.3 | 45. |
Turnham Green R.C. | 8 | .... | .... | .... | 3 | 41.8 | 40.8 | 5 | 42.4 | 39.9 | .... | ||
West Acton | 18 | 8 | 38.2 | 34.8 | 4 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 3 | 42.6 | 37.9 | 3 | 44.9 | 44. |
242 | 49 | .... | ... | 85 | .... | .... | 85 | .... | .... | 23 | .... | .... |