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 Ilford]
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Table IX A.— Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined.
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 | 14—15 Years | 15—16 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | |
Beal Modern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 145 | 31.8 | 1 | 146 | 34.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 165 | 45.0 | 39 | 168 | 55.4 |
Becontree | 20 | 112 | 20.1 | 15 | 115 | 21.4 | 7 | 118 | 23.6 | 2 | 124 | 27.7 | 2 | 131 | 31.3 | 31 | 137 | 32.6 | 45 | 141 | 34.0 | 2 | 142 | 36.2 | 4 | 149 | 41.1 | 34 | 154 | 44.5 | - | - | - |
Benton (Open Air) | 5 | 106 | 19.0 | 14 | 115 | 21.0 | 13 | 118 | 21.9 | 15 | 123 | 24.2 | 7 | 128 | 25.3 | 10 | 134 | 28.2 | 16 | 138 | 30.2 | 8 | 137 | 30.9 | 6 | 149 | 36.8 | 3 | 152 | 39.9 | - | - | - |
Chad well | 69 | 112 | 20.3 | 5 | 117 | 23.0 | 1 | 125 | 25.0 | 1 | 132 | 28.0 | 1 | 136 | 30.4 | 17 | 142 | 35.2 | 38 | 141 | 33.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christchurch | 27 | 114 | 21.4 | 8 | 114 | 21.9 | 3 | 128 | 25.7 | 2 | 139 | 32.4 | 1 | 136 | 29.1 | 21 | 140 | 32.3 | 23 | 144 | 35.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cleveland | 32 | 111 | 19.9 | 5 | 113 | 18.9 | 2 | 125 | 24.5 | 1 | 131 | 27.0 | - | - | - | 69 | 139 | 31.0 | 47 | 141 | 33.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dane Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 146 | 33.8 | - | - | - | 1 | 163 | 49.4 | 39 | 163 | 50.4 | 1 | 169 | 50.0 |
Downshall | 31 | 114 | 21.0 | 16 | 117 | 22.3 | 4 | 122 | 23.2 | 2 | 125 | 24.2 | 2 | 131 | 26.6 | 30 | 140 | 33.8 | 33 | 142 | 34.4 | 4 | 150 | 40.7 | 1 | 174 | 58.2 | 3 | 154 | 45.7 | - | - | - |
Fairlop | 37 | 114 | 20.6 | 8 | 118 | 21.3 | 2 | 119 | 23.3 | 2 | 130 | 27.6 | 1 | 137 | 29.8 | 40 | 139 | 35.5 | 35 | 142 | 35.1 | 10 | 143 | 36.4 | 5 | 151 | 42.4 | 11 | 162 | 50.0 | 1 | 175 | 65.5 |
Gearies | 33 | 112 | 20.6 | 10 | 113 | 18.6 | 5 | 125 | 24.7 | - | - | - | 2 | 131 | 28.3 | 23 | 142 | 35.1 | 36 | 143 | 34.8 | 1 | 142 | 31.5 | 2 | 154 | 42.9 | 37 | 163 | 52.1 | 1 | 166 | 56.9 |
Goodmayes | 70 | 112 | 21.3 | 8 | 116 | 26.4 | 4 | 123 | 22.9 | 4 | 129 | 28.4 | - | - | - | 23 | 137 | 31.0 | 28 | 142 | 33.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon | 39 | 112 | 20.5 | 5 | 113 | 21.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highlands | 26 | 113 | 19.2 | 8 | 117 | 20.4 | 1 | 120 | 20.3 | 4 | 133 | 27.3 | 6 | 134 | 29.9 | 32 | 143 | 34.5 | 19 | 141 | 34.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Loxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 136 | 29.0 | 2 | 145 | 40.5 | 2 | 156 | 43.2 | 86 | 159 | 48.5 | 3 | 163 | 50.4 |
Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 150 | 41.0 | 17 | 153 | 46.4 | 75 | 159 | 48.8 | 2 | 171 | 61.7 |
Mossford | 24 | 112 | 19.6 | 8 | 116 | 22.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 130 | 27.6 | 10 | 140 | 34.0 | 13 | 143 | 36.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mossford G.V.H. | 2 | 114 | 20.9 | 4 | 112 | 21.8 | - | - | - | 2 | 119 | 22.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Newbury Park | 15 | 111 | 20.9 | 18 | 116 | 21.3 | 2 | 123 | 24.4 | - | - | - | 1 | 138 | 30.1 | 8 | 140 | 32.6 | 15 | 141 | 34.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parkhill | 64 | 111 | 190 | 6 | 116 | 20.4 | 8 | 126 | 231 | 1 | 134 | 30.0 | 8 | 134 | 27.8 | 16 | 137 | 30.3 | 55 | 142 | 33.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Augustine's | 13 | 113 | 20.7 | 9 | 115 | 20.9 | 2 | 131 | 27.0 | 4 | 125 | 23.2 | 1 | 134 | 27.2 | 12 | 137 | 32.1 | 12 | 141 | 33.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SS. Peter & Paul | 32 | 113 | 20.4 | 9 | 118 | 23.2 | 1 | 121 | 20.4 | - | - | - | 1 | 127 | 28.7 | 15 | 139 | 32.5 | 13 | 140 | 30.9 | 5 | 146 | 40.8 | 2 | 148 | 37.8 | 6 | 162 | 49.1 | 1 | 163 | 46.9 |
South Park | 38 | 113 | 19.8 | 8 | 116 | 20.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 136 | 29.8 | 4 | 135 | 30.8 | 16 | 140 | 32.9 | 94 | 143 | 34.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Vincent's | 11 | 111 | 20.8 | 3 | 117 | 22.4 | 1 | 122 | 24.6 | 1 | 129 | 27.7 | - | - | - | 11 | 135 | 31.8 | 3 | 138 | 34.5 | 1 | 146 | 39.9 | - | - | - | 3 | 152 | 50.3 | - | - | - |
The Glade | 16 | 116 | 22.1 | 7 | 118 | 19.9 | 2 | 119 | 22.7 | 2 | 133 | 30.7 | 1 | 150 | 34.8 | 2 | 133 | 26.8 | 2 | 133 | 30.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The John Bramston | 24 | 113 | 19.2 | 18 | 117 | 21.2 | 2 | 123 | 26.0 | 1 | 129 | 25.2 | - | - | - | 4 | 136 | 30.2 | 15 | 141 | 33.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Redbridge | 40 | 112 | 19.4 | 4 | 117 | 21.6 | 3 | 122 | 22.4 | 3 | 129 | 331 | 1 | 140 | 36.0 | 13 | 142 | 37.1 | 21 | 143 | 34.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Wm. Torbitt | 39 | 112 | 19.7 | 5 | 119 | 22.6 | 3 | 124 | 25.8 | 4 | 129 | 26.9 | 3 | 131 | 28.9 | 18 | 140 | 33.3 | 22 | 144 | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Uphall | 31 | 111 | 20.3 | 11 | 116 | 23. 0 | 2 | 128 | 22.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 137 | 32.0 | 14 | 141 | 34.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Woodlands | 26 | 111 | 19.3 | 2 | 114 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilford Boys—Averages for 10 years :—
1948 | 764 | 112 | 20.2 | 214 | 116 | 21.5 | 68 | 122 | 23.5 | 52 | 127 | 26.6 | 45 | 133 | 28.7 | 430 | 137 | 32.4 | 602 | 142 | 34.2 | 39 | 144 | 37.0 | 40 | 153 | 43.6 | 298 | 159 | 48.6 | 48 | 168 | 55.3 |
1947 | 871 | 110 | 19.6 | 209 | 115 | 21.3 | 91 | 121 | 23.4 | 62 | 127 | 26.5 | 64 | 131 | 28.4 | 369 | 139 | 33.1 | 381 | 141 | 33.8 | 43 | 145 | 35.7 | 139 | 156 | 44.7 | 98 | 157 | 46 | 2 | 157 | 56.6 |
1946 | 771 | 112 | 20.2 | 387 | 117 | 21.9 | 170 | 124 | 24.5 | 101 | 128 | 26.0 | 94 | 132 | 28.6 | 487 | 139 | 31.9 | 468 | 142 | 36.1 | 140 | 146 | 37.2 | 241 | 155 | 41.9 | 146 | 158 | 46.9 | 40 | 166 | 54.0 |
1945 | 542 | 112 | 20.2 | 238 | 117 | 21.7 | 92 | 122 | 24.0 | 58 | 127 | 26.5 | 31 | 131 | 28.5 | 74 | 138 | 31.8 | 122 | 143 | 35.5 | 410 | 146 | 37.2 | 41 | 148 | 39.3 | 6 | 155 | 42.5 | - | - | - |
1944 | 783 | 112 | 19.9 | 168 | 116 | 21.7 | 83 | 122 | 22.4 | 76 | 127 | 26.3 | 61 | 132 | 29.5 | 59 | 139 | 32.6 | 128 | 141 | 34.4 | 548 | 146 | 37.3 | 73 | 150 | 41.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1943 | 723 | 111 | 19.6 | 348 | 116 | 22.1 | 192 | 121 | 23.6 | 184 | 126 | 26.6 | 130 | 132 | 28.1 | 125 | 137 | 32.0 | 152 | 143 | 34.8 | 546 | 145 | 36.4 | 171 | 151 | 42.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1942 | 735 | 111 | 19.8 | 420 | 115 | 20.9 | 259 | 121 | 23.7 | 600 | 127 | 26.4 | 220 | 131 | 29.2 | 217 | 137 | 32.0 | 214 | 142 | 34.6 | 513 | 146 | 37.8 | 162 | 151 | 41.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1941 | 377 | 111 | 19.6 | 257 | 116 | 21.2 | 158 | 122 | 23.5 | 519 | 127 | 25.9 | 265 | 128 | 28.7 | 227 | 137 | 31.7 | 201 | 143 | 35.9 | 427 | 145 | 37.2 | 119 | 151 | 41.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1940 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1939 | 634 | 110 | 19.4 | 128 | 116 | 21.4 | 87 | 120 | 23.3 | 739 | 127 | 26.3 | 80 | 131 | 28.2 | 80 | 134 | 30.2 | 72 | 141 | 35.0 | 520 | 145 | 37.8 | 69 | 151 | 41.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |