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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
Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VI. A.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined. Age Groups. Age Groups.
| School. | 5-6 years. | 6-7 years. | 7-8 years. | 8-9 years. | 9-10 years. | 10-11 years. | 11-12 years. | 12-13 years. | 13-14 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds . | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | ||||||||||||
| Barkingside | 25 | 42.04 | 33.88 | 4 | 45.55 | 47.08 | 9 | 47.20 | 49.06 | 19 | 46.73 | 50.82 | 1 | 51.37 | 57.20 | l | 51.96 | 61.60 | - | - | - | 21 | 55.00 | 73.04 | l | 56.28 | 78.38 | |||||||||||
| Becontree | 130 | 42.51 | 40.48 | 9 | 45.94 | 42.46 | 6 | 46.43 | 48.84 | 37 | 48.58 | 53.24 | 7 | 51.29 | 58.08 | 4 | 53.14 | 67.76 | 5 | 55.51 | 71.50 | 21 | 55.98 | 78.10 | 1 | 56.69 | 78.54 | |||||||||||
| Chadwell | 20 | 43.66 | 41.58 | 2 | 44.40 | 41.14 | 1 | 44.48 | 42.02 | 11 | 49.13 | 51.04 | 2 | 50.43 | 55.00 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 12 | 54.33 | 67 10 | — | - | — | |||||||||||
| Christchurch Rd. | 64 | 42.67 | 41.58 | 13 | 45.00 | 45.54 | 28 | 47.87 | 50.38 | 38 | 49.17 | 53.02 | 11 | 49.52 | 57.64 | 9 | 53.38 | 68.42 | 8 | 55.98 | 78.98 | 57 | 55.11 | 76.84 | 3 | 56.29 | 74.36 | |||||||||||
| Cleveland Rd. | 106 | 41.81 | 41.58 | 8 | 43.81 | 40.92 | 26 | 46.45 | 46.86 | 32 | 47.91 | 51.26 | 5 | 50.07 | 54.78 | 3 | 55.11 | 72.82 | 5 | 51.06 | 62.70 | 48 | 55.11 | 75.24 | 2 | 53.93 | 66.66 | |||||||||||
| Downshall | 80 | 41.73 | 38.72 | 10 | 44.72 | 43.56 | 36 | 47.77 | 49.50 | 64 | 49.21 | 52.14 | 5 | 49.84 | 59.40 | 8 | 52.87 | 62.92 | 11 | 54.52 | 72.38 | 57 | 56.18 | 75.46 | 6 | 59.37 | 85.56 | |||||||||||
| Goodmayes | 54 | 42.51 | 41.36 | 3 | 43.54 | 44.66 | 15 | 44.72 | 51.26 | 47 | 49.05 | 57.64 | 6 | 51.29 | 60.94 | 11 | 51.61 | 62.26 | 3 | 55.59 | 80.46 | 55 | 56.49 | 78.54 | 2 | 58.58 | 87.34 | |||||||||||
| Highlands | 85 | 43.30 | 41.58 | 8 | 45.82 | 45.32 | 22 | 47.32 | 49.50 | 57 | 49.56 | 56.10 | 14 | 51.96 | 51.82 | 9 | 55.47 | 73.48 | 8 | 55.63 | 75.24 | 87 | 56.81 | 79.64 | 4 | 56.47 | 80.52 | |||||||||||
| Little Heath | 7 | 42.99 | 43.56 | — | — | — | 2 | 41.73 | 44.44 | 2 | 45.51 | 55.88 | — | — | — | 1 | 54.02 | 64.32 | — | — | — | 7 | 55.11 | 71.94 | — | - | — | |||||||||||
| Loxford | 45 | 42.99 | 42.02 | 1 | 45.85 | 41.58 | 14 | 46.88 | 49.94 | 43 | 49.96 | 52.58 | 2 | 50.19 | 51.92 | 1 | 54.72 | 64.24 | 3 | 53.77 | 66.88 | 32 | 55.83 | 74.58 | 4 | 59.37 | 84.26 | |||||||||||
| Newbury Park | 37 | 42.44 | 38.06 | 5 | 43.23 | 41.36 | 10 | 48.14 | 49.06 | 15 | 48.14 | 51.48 | 2 | 50.00 | 58.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 55.47 | 68.86 | 1 | 55.13 | 69 08 | |||||||||||
| Roman Catholic | 20 | 42.20 | 37.84 | 7 | 44.88 | 46.42 | 12 | 48.11 | 51.70 | 22 | 49.68 | 53.46 | 3 | 50.00 | 53.46 | 2 | 53.93 | 74.36 | 2 | 53.74 | 66.22 | 24 | 55.23 | 70.62 | 3 | 59.05 | 83.16 | |||||||||||
| South Park | 40 | 41.81 | 39.82 | 11 | 45.11 | 46.86 | 17 | 47.71 | 49.28 | 37 | 48.74 | 54.34 | 6 | 51.18 | 60.50 | 4 | 52.79 | 66.22 | 7 | 54.96 | 72.38 | 57 | 56.29 | 75.46 | 2 | 57.82 | 81.62 | |||||||||||
| Uphall Rd. | 71 | 41.57 | 38.94 | 4 | 45.39 | 45.54 | 11 | 46.69 | 46.86 | 55 | 48.18 | 49.94 | 2 | 47.83 | 48.62 | 6 | 53.11 | 68.64 | 3 | 53.11 | 63.58 | 59 | 55.31 | 72.38 | 3 | 55.11 | 74.36 | |||||||||||
| Valentines | 22 | 42.62 | 39.82 | 3 | 46.29 | 49.72 | 4 | 46.06 | 51.48 | 13 | 48.62 | 51.70 | 1 | 53.14 | 72.16 | 4 | 50.78 | 62.92 | — | — | — | 8 | 55.55 | 74.14 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Children | 815 | 43.04 | 38.06 | 88 | 44.30 | 44.22 | 213 | 49.44 | 44.66 | 492 | 48.81 | 52.58 | 67 | 50.63 | 58.08 | 63 | 53.14 | 66.88 | 55 | 53.81 | 71.94 | 520 | 55.41 | 77.22 | 32 | 57.28 | 78.32 | |||||||||||
| Anthropometric Standard (Boys). | Ages. | Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years. | 6 years. | 7 years. | 8 years. | 9 years. | 10 years. | 11 years. | 12 years. | 13 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds) | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.68 | 38.68 | 42.83 | 42.24 | 45.04 | 46.40 | j 47.39 | 52.00 | 49.18 | 55.90 | 50.84 | 60.35 | 52.98 | 66.41 | 54.88 | 72.66 | 56.07 | 77.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||