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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VI B.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS Examined.
| 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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| School | 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) |
| Becontree | 40 | 108.5 | 18.5 | 35 | 113.9 | 20.0 | 21 | 116.6 | 21.0 | 41 | 122.9 | 24.1 | 19 | 130.3 | 27.9 | 11 | 135.9 | 30.1 | 11 | 145.4 | 36.6 | 54 | 146.1 | 37.7 | 32 | 151.7 | 43.6 |
| Benton (Open Air) | 3 | 110.3 | 18.3 | 11 | 114.3 | 18.9 | 3 | 123.3 | 18.6 | 9 | 123.8 | 23.3 | 9 | 129.8 | 24.1 | 4 | 137.5 | 27.4 | 4 | 139.2 | 31.5 | 3 | 147.6 | 34.5 | 3 | 139.3 | 36.9 |
| Chadwell | 32 | 110.2 | 19.1 | 29 | 116.3 | 20.7 | 5 | 122.8 | 25.4 | 58 | 126.3 | 25.5 | 18 | 130.0 | 26.5 | 30 | 136.4 | 31.2 | 3 | 144.0 | 34.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 16 | 111.4 | 19.9 | 17 | 114.6 | 21.5 | 2 | 128.5 | 27.5 | 12 | 127.6 | 25.9 | 2 | 125.0 | 24.0 | 8 | 135.6 | 30.1 | 1 | 141.0 | 33.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland | 35 | 110.4 | 18.9 | 25 | 114.9 | 21.0 | 18 | 121.7 | 23.6 | 27 | 125.5 | 25.2 | 19 | 132.2 | 29.9 | 8 | 139.0 | 30.8 | 6 | 139.3 | 30.9 | 1 | 141 | 30.1 | — | — | — |
| Dane Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 142.0 | 34.9 | 76 | 144.6 | 38.1 | 26 | 152.6 | 43.1 |
| Downshall | 84 | 111.2 | 19.3 | 45 | 117.6 | 21.7 | 22 | 121.5 | 23.3 | 42 | 120.2 | 25.5 | 13 | 123.0 | 28.3 | 27 | 132.6 | 31.2 | 20 | 143.5 | 34.5 | 50 | 152.6 | 40.2 | 21 | 156.0 | 43.9 |
| Fairlop | 71 | 109.0 | 18.9 | 38 | 114.6 | 20.3 | 13 | 121.5 | 22.9 | 43 | 127.2 | 25.2 | 8 | 131.1 | 25.8 | 9 | 134.0 | 28.5 | 18 | 144.0 | 35.8 | 44 | 146.1 | 36.9 | 9 | 153.8 | 43.3 |
| Gearies | 32 | 109.9 | 19.1 | 21 | 117.1 | 21.9 | 18 | 121.2 | 22.8 | 41 | 128.1 | 26.2 | 17 | 132.4 | 28.6 | 14 | 137.0 | 31.5 | 10 | 142.9 | 35.3 | 37 | 148.8 | 38.8 | 9 | 158.5 | 49.1 |
| Goodmayes | 11 | 109.2 | 19.0 | 14 | 115.3 | 20.5 | 12 | 120.6 | 23.2 | 11 | 126.9 | 25.8 | 7 | 127.4 | 27.1 | 6 | 135.6 | 29.8 | 4 | 141.5 | 34.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highlands | 14 | 110.5 | 20.2 | 14 | 118.0 | 22.5 | 9 | 123.4 | 24.8 | 35 | 128.4 | 25.3 | 15 | 134.0 | 29.5 | 10 | 140.0 | 35.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loxford Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 140.6 | 35.1 | 108 | 148.0 | 38.9 | 36 | 153.5 | |
| Mayfield Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 145.5 | 35.8 | 52 | 146.0 | 37.8 | 20 | 151.2 | 42.2 |
| Mossford | 46 | 110.9 | 19.3 | 18 | 114.7 | 20.2 | 13 | 121.5 | 23.0 | 28 | 127.4 | 25.4 | 5 | 131.6 | 27.6 | 11 | 137.9 | 30.0 | 2 | 146.5 | 33.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 19 | 109.0 | 19.0 | 15 | 114.7 | 20.3 | 5 | 118.8 | 22.4 | 26 | 124.8 | 24.7 | 6 | 136.2 | 30.5 | 5 | 138.0 | 30.3 | 4 | 136.0 | 29.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 54 | 110.3 | 19.1 | 39 | 115.2 | 21.1 | 20 | 124.9 | 24.7 | 56 | 126.4 | 25.3 | 18 | 131.8 | 29.0 | 12 | 136.6 | 30.6 | 8 | 140.0 | 33.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustines | 1 | 110.0 | 19.0 | 4 | 108.7 | 18.5 | — | — | — | 9 | 125.2 | 24.4 | 2 | 134.0 | 28.2 | 2 | 133.0 | 27.8 | 1 | 132.0 | 26.2 | 4 | 150.7 | 44.0 | 1 | 157.0 | 51.0 |
| SS. Peter & Paul | 6 | 110.0 | 20.9 | 5 | 111.2 | 19.4 | 3 | 125.7 | 24.6 | 11 | 126.5 | 25.7 | 4 | 129.7 | 27.1 | 5 | 140.2 | 33.6 | 2 | 140.0 | 32.0 | 4 | 146.0 | 36.9 | 1 | 148.0 | 35.2 |
| South Park | 45 | 110.7 | 18.7 | 31 | 116.3 | 21.1 | 19 | 123.3 | 22.8 | 43 | 126.5 | 25.2 | 20 | 132.6 | 28.1 | 14 | 132.1 | 35.6 | 5 | 140.8 | 33.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Vincent's | 16 | 109.5 | 19.7 | 12 | 114.2 | 21 .4 | 9 | 120.2 | 22.8 | 14 | 124.5 | 24.6 | 10 | 130.8 | 26.7 | 10 | 134.9 | 30.2 | 6 | 147.9 | 35.6 | 18 | 148.6 | 40.2 | 13 | 156.4 | 45.8 |
| The Mount Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Red bridge | 19 | 111.0 | 19.3 | 12 | 115.8 | 20.7 | 17 | 125.7 | 24.9 | 6 | 127.1 | 27.4 | 2 | 134.5 | 30.7 | 6 | 139.7 | 30.9 | 5 | 141.6 | 33.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Wm. Torbitt | 19 | 109.9 | 19.0 | 15 | 115.7 | 20.1 | 8 | 122.5 | 24.3 | 21 | 125.0 | 24.9 | 10 | 134.2 | 29.4 | 7 | 137.0 | 30.2 | 1 | 156.0 | 41.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uphall | 25 | 106.4 | 19.0 | 23 | 114.8 | 20.0 | 10 | 120.8 | 23.0 | 21 | 124.3 | 24.4 | 15 | 130.6 | 25.8 | 9 | 133.9 | 28.9 | 2 | 141.0 | 34.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodlands | 29 | 109.2 | 18.6 | 25 | 116.8 | 21.3 | 13 | 119.0 | 21.9 | 34 | 127.1 | 24.8 | 19 | 132.8 | 28.8 | 5 | 134.2 | 30.3 | 1 | 140.0 | 38.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ilford Girls—Averages for 10 years:—
| 1942 | 617 | 110.1 | 19.1 | 448 | 115.4 | 20.7 | 240 | 122.1 | 23.2 | 588 | 126.4 | 24.4 | 228 | 131.1 | 27.9 | 213 | 136.3 | 30.8 | 150 | 142.6 | 34.5 | 451 | 147.8 | 38.5 | 171 | 154.4 | 43.8 |
| 1941 | 330 | 110 | 19.2 | 268 | 115 | 20.6 | 161 | 121 | 23.0 | 523 | 127 | 26.0 | 255 | 132 | 28.1 | 208 | 137 | 31.5 | 139 | 142 | 33.9 | 423 | 148 | 38.5 | 163 | 153 | 43.1 |
| 1940 | 548 | 110 | 18.9 | 286 | 116 | 20.7 | 185 | 121 | 23.5 | 579 | 127 | 26.6 | 216 | 133 | 28.3 | 192 | 137 | 30.9 | 232 | 143 | 35.6 | 540 | 148 | 39.8 | 172 | 153 | 44.7 |
| 1939 | 588 | 110 | 18.7 | 121 | 114 | 20.7 | 100 | 120 | 23.2 | 634 | 126 | 25.1 | 87 | 131 | 28.3 | 67 | 134 | 30.1 | 85 | 142 | 34.8 | 567 | 147 | 37.7 | 106 | 151 | 42.7 |
| 1938 | 993 | 110 | 18.9 | 221 | 114 | 20.5 | 139 | 120 | 22.9 | 1083 | 126 | 25.2 | 145 | 130 | 27.3 | 127 | 135 | 30.2 | 193 | 143 | 35.6 | 709 | 147 | 38.2 | 122 | 151 | 42.5 |
| 1937 | 937 | 109 | 18.9 | 224 | 114 | 21.0 | 144 | 119 | 22.3 | 1022 | 126 | 24.1 | 164 | 131 | 27.5 | 144 | 136 | 31.3 | 205 | 141 | 33.9 | 841 | 147 | 38.0 | 169 | 152 | 42.9 |
| 1936 | 897 | 109 | 18.6 | 257 | 113 | 20.1 | 186 | 121 | 22.6 | 1011 | 125 | 24.0 | 158 | 131 | 27.4 | 157 | 136 | 30.5 | 193 | 142 | 34.1 | 805 | 147 | 38.1 | 115 | 153 | 42.9 |
| 1935 | 868 | 110 | 18.6 | 232 | 115 | 20.3 | 131 | 120 | 22.2 | 1059 | 125 | 25.0 | 149 | 130 | 27.5 | 168 | 135 | 30.1 | 193 | 139 | 32.8 | 884 | 146 | 37.8 | 140 | 152 | 43.6 |
| 1934 | 837 | 109 | 18.5 | 221 | 114 | 20.3 | 150 | 119 | 22.6 | 925 | 125 | 24.9 | 184 | 129 | 27.1 | 155 | 135 | 30.4 | 219 | 141 | 34.7 | 764 | 146 | 38.6 | 154 | 150 | 42.2 |
| 1933 | 799 | 109 | 18.6 | 236 | 114 | 19.9 | 152 | 119 | 22.1 | 932 | 125 | 24.5 | 165 | 129 | 26.9 | 129 | 134 | 30.0 | 180 | 140 | 32.8 | 790 | 147 | 37.1 | 117 | 150 | 41.3 |