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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 1940
[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.
| School | AgeGroups | AgeGroups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | |
| Barkingside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BealModern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Becontree | 77 | 109 | 19.4 | 15 | 117 | 21.3 | 14 | 1 18 | 22.4 | 72 | 125 | 25.3 | 13 | 134 | 29.3 | 20 | 135 | 30.9 | 11 | 141 | 33.2 | 57 | 144 | 37.1 | 9 | 149 | 42.9 |
| Benton (OpenAir) | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadwell | 35 | 110 | 19.3 | 19 | 118 | 22.1 | 19 | 121 | 22.8 | 43 | 128 | 26.1 | 11 | 129 | 28.0 | 7 | 136 | 31.7 | 1 | 143 | 37.0 | 2 | 144 | 36.1 | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 36 | 111 | 19.6 | 29 | 118 | 22.7 | 34 | 121 | 23.4 | 45 | 127 | 26.2 | 29 | 132 | 30.1 | 25 | 137 | 31.7 | i | 153 | 39.4 | 8 | 145 | 40.5 | — | — | — |
| Cleveland | 54 | 110 | 19.2 | 23 | 115 | 21.2 | 16 | 121 | 22.7 | 30 | 126 | 26.1 | 16 | 132 | 28.7 | 13 | 133 | 30.3 | 2 | 143 | 39.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DaneCentral | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 144 | 34.9 | 60 | 148 | 38.6 | 22 | 152 | 43.2 |
| Downshall | 55 | 109 | 18.9 | 30 | 114 | 21.0 | 29 | 120 | 24.1 | 33 | 128 | 26.5 | 30 | 130 | 27.7 | 18 | 135 | 31.0 | 5 | 137 | 31.9 | 33 | 144 | 35.8 | 12 | 152 | 43.2 |
| Fairlop | 35 | 112 | 20.2 | 12 | 115 | 21.5 | 5 | 119 | 23.0 | 33 | 126 | 26.0 | 5 | 135 | 28.9 | 3 | 136 | 29.9 | 21 | 142 | 35.3 | 51 | 144 | 35.1 | 15 | 152 | 42.3 |
| Gearies | 56 | 111 | 19.2 | 12 | 116 | 21.4 | 2 | 121 | 21.8 | 51 | 127 | 26.4 | 14 | 132 | 28.7 | 9 | 136 | 30.9 | 18 | 143 | 34.3 | 53 | 146 | 38.4 | 2 | 153 | 43.4 |
| Goodmayes | 31 | 111 | 20.2 | 10 | 116 | 22.5 | 7 | 124 | 24.8 | 36 | 126 | 25.8 | 5 | 128 | 27.2 | 7 | 136 | 30.4 | 2 | 143 | 33.0 | 15 | 147 | 37.4 | 1 | 154 | 40.9 |
| Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highlands | 48 | 111 | 19.8 | 26 | 118 | 21.4 | 19 | 123 | 23.9 | 41 | 128 | 26.2 | 20 | 132 | 29.1 | 14 | 136 | 31.2 | 3 | 139 | 31.4 | 5 | 148 | 39.2 | 1 | 152 | 56.2 |
| LoxfordCentral | 16 | 112 | 19.1 | 5 | 118 | 22.3 | 3 | 125 | 23 1 | 36 | 126 | 26.1 | 8 | 134 | 29.4 | 25 | 137 | 32.6 | 5 | 142 | 34.7 | 53 | 146 | 37.9 | 19 | 150 | 40.9 |
| MayfieldCentral | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 143 | 34.7 | 81 | 145 | 38.5 | 1(3 | 150 | 39.9 |
| Mossford | 6 | 110 | 19.8 | 11 | 115 | 21.5 | 6 | 122 | 25.1 | 9 | 126 | 26.3 | 4 | 130 | 28.9 | 4 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NewburyPark | 19 | 111 | 19.3 | j1 | 118 | 22.4 | 13 | 122 | 24.4 | 44 | 129 | 26.2 | 14 | 131 | 27.7 | 15 | 140 | 31.5 | 1 | 137 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 26 | 111 | 19.5 | 17 | 117 | 20.9 | 4 | 127 | 25.9 | 23 | 128 | 26.3 | 17 | 132 | 28.4 | 7 | 140 | 31.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustines | 1 | 113 | 21.0 | 2 | 115 | 23.0 | 3 | 120 | 22.7 | 3 | 126 | 26.2 | — | — | — | 1 | 139 | 32.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| s.s. Peter & Paul | 6 | 112 | 20.3 | 3 | 112 | 20.6 | 3 | 123 | 23.2 | 3 | 125 | 23.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 129 | 26.4 | 3 | 143 | 38.4 | 11 | 143 | 35.2 | 3 | 148 | 40.0 |
| SouthPark | 47 | 113 | 19.8 | 23 | 117 | 21.8 | 6 | 120 | 22.6 | 53 | 128 | 26.4 | 16 | 134 | 29.4 | 7 | 136 | 32.0 | 5 | 143 | 35.2 | 12 | 146 | 39.4 | 4 | 156 | 44.3 |
| St. Vincent's | 6 | 108 | 18.6 | 8 | 114 | 21.6 | 4 | 122 | 23.8 | 10 | 126 | 25.9 | 2 | 125 | 25.9 | 5 | 131 | 27.4 | 9 | 143 | 35.9 | 10 | 141 | 33.3 | 1 | 151 | 39.6 |
| TheMountCentral | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TheRedbridge | 13 | 110 | 18.5 | 4 | 114 | 19.9 | 5 | 128 | 26.7 | 20 | 131 | 27.6 | 13 | 132 | 28.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 145 | 48.7 | — | — | — | |
| The wm. Torbitt | 24 | 111 | 19.8 | 14 | 117 | 21.9 | 6 | 118 | 20.9 | 12 | 128 | 26.2 | 6 | 133 | 29.3 | 6 | 133 | 28.2 | |||||||||
| Uphall | 4 | 106 | 17.2 | 11 | 117 | 21.9 | 6 | 121 | 22.7 | 13 | 129 | 26.4 | 16 | 133 | 28.4 | 12 | 132 | 28.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodlands | 31 | 114 | 19.6 | 11 | 116 | 20.6 | 6 | 124 | 23.9 | 22 | 126 | 25.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BealCampAdmissions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 142 | 33.7 | 92 | 143 | 35.9 | 68 | 146 | 38.4 | 55 | 153 | 43.9 |
| LoxfordCampAdmissions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 142 | 34.7 | 81 | 146 | 37.9 | 55 | 149 | 40.9 |
| 626 | 111 | 19.5 | 296 | 119 | 21.6 | 210 | 122 | 23.5 | 632 | 127 | 26.1 | 239 | 132 | 28.7 | 208 | 136 | 31.2 | 296 | 142 | 35.1 | 601 | 146 | 37.7 | 215 | 151 | 42.1 | |
Anthropometric
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5 Years
6 Years
7 Years
8 Years
9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years
13 Years
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Weight (in Klgms.)
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Height (in Cms.)
Weight (in Klgms.)
Height (in Cms.)
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103
17.5
108
19.1
114
21.0
120
23.5
124
25.3
129
27.3
134
30.1
139
32.9
142
35.1