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Ilford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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- 1952
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- 102
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in Acres) Land 8,402 8,435 Inland Water 26 Tidal Water 7 -
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The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
Males Females -
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The number of deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in other districts during the year was as follows, and includes deaths at the following Institutions:—
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Inquests. —During the year, 43 inquests were held, 29 on Ilford residents, and 14 on non-residents.
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years and upwards -
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The following Table shows the death-rates for 1951 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:—
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE I.— Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1951 and Previous Years.
Year Gross Population, estimated to middle of each Year. Net Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Net (b) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Uncorrected Number Number Rate (c) Number Rate (d) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate (e) 1 2 2 a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE IA Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and Wales for the Year 1951 (Provisional figures).
Rate per 1,000 Home Population Death-rate per 1,000 Home Population Rate per 1,000 Live Births All Causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Smallpox Tuberculosis (all forms) Pneumonia Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Yrs.) Total Deaths under 1 Year Live Births Stillbirths -
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TABLE II. C auses of, and A ges at , D eath during the Y ear 1951.
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 years and upwards -
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King George Hospital. — The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation:—
Total number of Beds at 31st December, 1951. Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients. Children. Medical. Surgical. Male. Female. Male. Female. -
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The following results were obtained:-
Grade of Milk. Total Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. Remarks on unsatisfactory results. -
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Agents Identified.
No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of deaths. Organisms or other Agents responsible with No. of outbreaks of each. Suspected foods involved with No. of outbreaks of each. -
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The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1951:—
Local Authority Type of Property Total Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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TABLE III.—Corrected Notifications of Infectious Diseases for the Year 1951.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital *Total Deaths Under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfield Goodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Hainault Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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It is to be remembered that many cases of ophthalmia neonatorum are not due to gonorrheal infection, and none of the cases in 1951 was venereal.
Cases Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths Notified Treated At Home In Hospital -
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The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
Month, 1951 Acute Primary Pneumonia Acute Influenzal Pneumonia Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1951:—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
Respiratory Tuberculosis Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis -
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During the year 1951 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1951 was as follows:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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1.— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
Particulars Number of Defects No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Stillbirths, 1951.
Cause of stillbirth Delivery by County Council Midwife at home Delivery in Hospital Total -
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Infant Deaths—1951.
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4- weeks Total under 4 weeks 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total -
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales, London, and Towns having a population exceeding 50,000 for the past 10 years:—
Year. Ilford England and Wales. London Towns with population over 50,000 -
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The figures for the past 46 years were as follows:—
Year Number Rate Year Number Rate -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:—
Year. Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(e) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1951.
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily Attendance during 1951 No. of Days in Quarantine Reasons for Quarantine with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. Chicken Pox Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Mumps Measles -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:—
(a) Premises (b) Child-minders -
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:—
Total No. of attendances of Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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The 498 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B A B -
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Paediatric Clinic .—The Consultant Paediatrician continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion during the year. 23 sessions were held and 77 new cases were examined, having been referred from the Infant Welfare Centres and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 146 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with Advice or for other reasons. Discharged no Treatment Discharged Cured Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic Still attending Total -
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Rheumatism Clinic .—26 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 28 children under 5 years of age, 15 being new cases, made 45 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—
Condition New Old Total -
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The conditions treated were as follows:—
Conditions Cases A B -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.— Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1951, to 31st December, 1951.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic (a) Elmbridge Clinic (b) Manford Way Clinic Grand Totals All Clinics School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total -
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The following is a summary of the cases examined by Dr. K. Playfair
Condition Post-Natal Ante-Natal -
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The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year:—
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1951:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic (a) Elmbridge Clinic (b) Manford Way Clinic Doctors Midwives -
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During 1951 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Elmbridge Clinic, and after closure, at Manford Way Clinic, monthly. The following attendances were recorded:-
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Elmbridge Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e. nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Remarks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
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(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e. other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Total Cases 1 2 3 4 -
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Loan of Sickroom Equipment .—It has been found in 1951 that this loan scheme has become more widely known and applications for articles have increased considerably. The issues from the Public Health Offices are shown below:—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.51 on loan at 31.12.50 loaned or reloaned in 1951 on loan at 31.12.51. -
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The number of cases treated at the clinic during 1951 is as follows:—
Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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The forms of dental treatment provided were:—
Extractions Anæsthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided Local General Complete Partial -
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Infectious Disease .—The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Ilford schools since 1947:—
Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Measles and German Measles Chicken Pox. Mumps. Whooping Cough. -
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RINGWORM :-
No. of cases at beginning of 1951. No. of cases reported during 1951. Total. Remedied "during 1951. No. of cases under observation at end of 1951. -
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Medical Treatment. (a) Minor Ailments Clinics. —The attendances during 1951, were as follows:—
Newbury Hall. Mayesbrook. -
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
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Nose and Throat:—
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The 1,455 children were found to be suffering from the following defects
Diagnosis. New Cases. Old Cases. A B A B -
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The 1,064 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis. New Cases. Old Cases. A B A B -
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24 children of school age were admitted to Hospitals. Particulars as follows:—
No. of cases Hospital Defects -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:—
Defects Treated. Cases. A B -
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AURAL CLINIC
Nature of Disease. Still under treatment. 1 Recommended Hospital treatment. Discharged as cured. Discharged as improved. Discharged as no treatment required. Discharged as left district. Discharged as left school. Discharged. Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or treated elsewhere. Totals. New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old -
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The Physician attended 26 morning sessions during the year, and 157 children (76 of these being new cases) made 290 attendances. The 157 children were found to be suffering from the following conditions:—
Defects Found New Cases Old Cases Totals -
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Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31 st December , 1951 (Aged 2-16 Years.)
handicapped pupils. Blind, Partially Blind, Deaf. Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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The following gives a picture of the types of case attending, and in the short space of time that I have known the Clinic, I feel it is impossible to make comment on this since most of them are children of whom I have no direct knowledge."
Total number of cases—136 referred Boys 102 73 per cent. Girls 34 27 per cent. 136 -
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Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e. from 5—15 Years) in Ilford for 1950 and 1951. The Table also gives a Comparative Percentage of Deaths Registered at all Ages.
Disease Percentage of total deaths (all ages) Number of deaths at ages 5—15 1951 1950 1951 1950 -
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1. Appointment List . At 21st February, 1952, there were 86 cases on the list:—
Recommended by: Infants School Age Total -
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4. Analysis of Results in respect of these 42 cases:
Cases -
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools including (Special Schools).
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(No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total on column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sum of columns (2) and (3).)
Group. (1) For defective vision (excluding squint). (2) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIa. (3) Total individual pupils. (4) -
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Note .—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease. Number of Defects Requiring Treatment. Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment. Periodic Inspection Special Inspection Periodic Inspection Special Inspection -
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B.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
Age Groups. Number of Pupils Inspected. A.—(Good). B—(Fair). C.—(Poor). No. % of Col. 2. No. % of Col. 2. No. % of Col. 2. -
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TABLE III. Infestation with Vermin.
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TABLE IV. Treatment of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (Including Special Schools).
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Group 1. —Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year. By the Authority. Otherwise. -
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Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 7.—Other Treatment Given.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority
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Divisional School Medical Officer : I. Gordon , M.D., Ch.B., M.R .C .P. (Lond)., D.P.H. Senior Dental Officer : E. V. Haigh , L.D.S., R.C.S.
Number Aggregate staff in terms of the equivalent number of whole time officers -
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III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School Clinics returned in Section II, either directly by the Authority or under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.
Examination and/or Treatment (1) Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority (2) Under arrangements made with R.H.B. &c. (3) -
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IV.—Child Guidance Centres. (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1
Staff N umber Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers -
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Table VI.—Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1951.
SCHOOLS No. on Roll DISEASES AND CONTACTS Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German Measles Whooping Cough Chicken-pox Sonne-Dysen-tery Mumps Pneumonia Rheumatism Totals Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Contacts -
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T able VIIA.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined (1951).
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 14—15 Years 15—16 Years 16—17 Years 17—18 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) 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) -
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Table VIIB.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS Examined (1951).
School Age Groups Age Groups 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 16—17 Years 17—18 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 (iD 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)