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Ilford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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T able VIIA.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined (1951).
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| 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) | |
| Beal Modern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 146 | 38.2 | 8 | 152 | 39.5 | 2 | 160 | 55.2 | 6 | 161 | 49.8 | 19 | 170 | 60.4 | 18 | 170 | 62.4 | - | - | - |
| Becontree | 5 | 111 | 20.3 | 2 | 113 | 20.2 | 1 | 121 | 23.8 | 1 | 120 | 21.6 | 3 | 124 | 25.4 | 25 | 137 | 31.8 | 44 | 140 | 35.2 | 2 | 138 | 39.3 | 1 | 142 | 40.0 | 52 | 160 | 48.3 | 14 | 160 | 511 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benton (Open Air) | 8 | 109 | 18.4 | 9 | 118 | 21.3 | 6 | 121 | 23.0 | 14 | 125 | 24.7 | 11 | 131 | 27.8 | 3 | 129 | 27.3 | 7 | 142 | 34.5 | 1 | 129 | 24.0 | 7 | 153 | 38.9 | - | - | - | 3 | 149 | 37.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chadwell | 64 | 114 | 21.5 | 76 | 117 | 22.1 | 6 | 123 | 25.7 | 1 | 133 | 28.4 | - | - | - | 5 | 144 | 36.0 | 50 | 144 | 36.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christchurch | 41 | 114 | 21.2 | 25 | 117 | 22.3 | 5 | 125 | 251 | - | - | - | 3 | 136 | 28.6 | 5 | 139 | 31.4 | 43 | 144 | 36.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleveland | 40 | 112 | 20.2 | 24 | 114 | 21.3 | 1 | 121 | 24.0 | 4 | 131 | 27.9 | 6 | 132 | 30.9 | 11 | 140 | 33.4 | 64 | 141 | 35.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| County High | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 139 | 35.0 | 5 | 146 | 36.2 | 1 | 151 | 45.4 | 1 | 148 | 46.5 | 99 | 170 | 53.1 | 1 | 166 | 47.7 | 1 | 177 | 68.4 |
| Dane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 145 | 38.3 | 4 | 144 | 41.9 | - | - | - | 29 | 166 | 54.1 | 15 | 167 | 56.6 | 1 | 176 | 56.4 | - | - | - |
| Downshall | 1 | 111 | 19.2 | 11 | 115 | 22.6 | 1 | 114 | 20.8 | 2 | 125 | 24.3 | 2 | 136 | 35.3 | 9 | 136 | 29.5 | 43 | 143 | 35.6 | 2 | 147 | 34.6 | 2 | 156 | 44.3 | 24 | 161 | 49.7 | 7 | 162 | 50.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairlop | 3 | 114 | 20.3 | 3 | 112 | 17.5 | 1 | 128 | 25.6 | 2 | 129 | 27.4 | 1 | 124 | 22.3 | 2 | 145 | 35.0 | 67 | 144 | 35.4 | 5 | 145 | 37.4 | 1 | 138 | 38.5 | 65 | 161 | 54.0 | 11 | 161 | 51.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gearies | 38 | 115 | 21.5 | 58 | 118 | 22.8 | 9 | 124 | 26.4 | 4 | 126 | 25.5 | 1 | 131 | 26.5 | 26 | 144 | 37.4 | 22 | 144 | 37.4 | 5 | 143 | 35.9 | 1 | 148 | 41.1 | 34 | 163 | 52.2 | 16 | 164 | 54.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goodmayes | 43 | 114 | 21.3 | 27 | 117 | 22.7 | 1 | 120 | 24.0 | - | - | - | 2 | 131 | 27.8 | - | - | - | 31 | 144 | 37.4 | - | - | - | 1 | 156 | 48.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gordon | 24 | 114 | 21.4 | 14 | 116 | 20.9 | - | - | - | 1 | 135 | 29.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highlands | 8 | 116 | 23.4 | 65 | 116 | 22.3 | 5 | 124 | 25.4 | 6 | 127 | 27.1 | 6 | 139 | 27.2 | 5 | 141 | 32.5 | 43 | 144 | 34.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 134 | 27.2 | 1 | 144 | 36.5 | 2 | 158 | 51.5 | 43 | 163 | 51.4 | 3 | 163 | 50.1 | 1 | 158 | 48.7 | - | - | - |
| Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 138 | 30.6 | 6 | 143 | 35.7 | 1 | 148 | 51.2 | 90 | 160 | 50.8 | 28 | 163 | 53.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mossford | 27 | 112 | 20.1 | 3 | 114 | 22.1 | 3 | 125 | 24.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 140 | 35.6 | 12 | 145 | 41.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mossford G.V.H. | 6 | 111 | 19.9 | 8 | 117 | 21.4 | 2 | 119 | 22.4 | 2 | 131 | 29.2 | 1 | 136 | 28.8 | - | - | - | 2 | 139 | 31.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newbury Park | 26 | 115 | 21.8 | 8 | 118 | 22.7 | 1 | 124 | 20.4 | 1 | 138 | 33.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 139 | 33.9 | 7 | 146 | 35.5 | 2 | 154 | 36.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parkhill | 54 | 117 | 20.7 | 23 | 118 | 20.7 | 1 | 130 | 22.0 | 2 | 131 | 26.8 | - | - | - | 1 | 147 | 43.2 | 35 | 144 | 34.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Augustine's | 24 | 113 | 20.0 | 10 | 114 | 20.2 | 4 | 123 | 28.1 | 2 | 123 | 22.5 | 1 | 120 | 28.7 | 7 | 136 | 29.7 | 21 | 145 | 36.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SS. Peter & Paul | 16 | 115 | 20.3 | 22 | 118 | 22.7 | 6 | 129 | 28.6 | - | - | - | 2 | 133 | 25.3 | 6 | 142 | 34.5 | 26 | 143 | 34.0 | 1 | 144 | 46 0 | 2 | 153 | 42.3 | 7 | 163 | 50.1 | 3 | 176 | 57.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Park | 22 | 115 | 20.2 | 45 | 118 | 22.1 | 5 | 124 | 24.5 | 3 | 131 | 28.6 | 2 | 130 | 29.5 | 2 | 141 | 36.5 | 49 | 144 | 35.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Vincent's | 5 | 112 | 21.3 | 3 | 111 | 20.8 | 1 | 115 | 21 .0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 135 | 31.6 | 9 | 142 | 33.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 156 | 50.0 | 22 | 156 | 49.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Glade | 20 | 115 | 21.3 | 44 | 118 | 22.8 | 6 | 123 | 26.6 | 1 | 122 | 24.9 | - | - | - | 3 | 141 | 30.9 | 24 | 148 | 37.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The John Bramston | 1 | 100 | 15.1 | 2 | 122 | 25.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 134 | 25.4 | 5 | 141 | 34.5 | 18 | 148 | 37.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Redbridge | 40 | 113 | 21.0 | 26 | 115 | 20.1 | 4 | 120 | 22.2 | 3 | 127 | 29.5 | - | - | - | 7 | 141 | 34.3 | 23 | 144 | 38.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Wm. Torbitt | 35 | 111 | 19.9 | 30 | 115 | 21.4 | 2 | 122 | 27.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 142 | 33.5 | 48 | 144 | 36.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uphall | 29 | 112 | 20.0 | 9 | 115 | 21.4 | 1 | 118 | 22.3 | 1 | 133 | 390 | 1 | 132 | 27.5 | 4 | 137 | 32.6 | 19 | 144 | 36.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | -_ | - |
| Woodlands | 31 | 111 | 20.9 | 21 | 112 | 22.9 | 2 | 123 | 26.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilford Boys—Averages for 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 611 | 113 | 20.8 | 568 | 115 | 21.7 | 74 | 123 | 23.9 | 50 | 128 | 26 6 | 43 | 131 | 28.2 | 165 | 140 | 33.5 | 715 | 143 | 35.9 | 42 | 146 | 37.4 | 22 | 153 | 44.2 | 373 | 161 | 51.2 | 218 | 165 | 53.3 | 21 | 170 | 60.7 | 1 | 177 | 63.4 |
| 1950 | 574 | 112 | 20.4 | 538 | 116 | 21.9 | 100 | 122 | 24.1 | 49 | 128 | 26.8 | 48 | 130 | 29.2 | 203 | 141 | 33.9 | 875 | 144 | 35.3 | 58 | 149 | 40.7 | 34 | 151 | 42.7 | 390 | 161 | 50.7 | 231 | 167 | 55.7 | 14 | 171 | 60.4 | 1 | 174 | 73.4 |
| 1949 | 891 | 113 | 20.6 | 433 | 117 | 21.9 | 99 | 122 | 24.1 | 52 | 127 | 25.8 | 55 | 133 | 29.2 | 177 | 139 | 32.9 | 822 | 143 | 34.5 | 51 | 147 | 38.9 | 40 | 152 | 41.9 | 392 | 160 | 50.7 | 247 | 165 | 55.3 | 27 | 171 | 61.7 | 3 | 173 | 61 .6 |
| 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 | 46.0 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |