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 VIIA.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined (1953).
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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 ChildrenExamined | 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) | |
Barley Lane | 9 | 113 | 21.8 | 60 | 117 | 22.4 | 17 | 119 | 23.2 | 1 | 127 | 28.5 | 2 | 135 | 25.3 | 2 | 139 | 34.0 | 2 | 141 | 33.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Beal Grammar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 144 | 30.1 | 2 | 147 | 36.7 | 1 | 165 | 46.0 | 1 | 164 | 46.5 | 14 | 171 | 57.5 | 62 | 172 | 61.6 | - | - | - |
Becontree | 44 | 112 | 21.1 | 26 | 114 | 20.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 135 | 35.1 | 47 | 140 | 33.6 | 2 | 138 | 31.8 | 4 | 153 | 40.6 | 56 | 161 | 49.9 | 5 | 163 | 55.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Benton (Open Air) | 10 | 111 | 18.4 | 16 | 118 | 20.5 | 15 | 120 | 22.1 | 14 | 125 | 25.3 | 7 | 129 | 26.7 | 14 | 135 | 29.3 | 8 | 141 | 33.5 | 8 | 140 | 30.7 | 4 | 152 | 39.9 | 3 | 153 | 38.6 | 1 | 177 | 57.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chadwell | 52 | 111 | 19.7 | 36 | 117 | 21.8 | 2 | 120 | 22.9 | 1 | 122 | 23.2 | 1 | 130 | 30.0 | 15 | 143 | 35.3 | 40 | 144 | 35.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christchurch | 26 | 114 | 20.5 | 74 | 117 | 21.9 | 2 | 119 | 21.8 | 1 | 130 | 25.0 | 2 | 132 | 30.9 | 13 | 141 | 32.3 | 37 | 143 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cleveland | 46 | 112 | 19.6 | 48 | 115 | 21.2 | 7 | 123 | 23.9 | 2 | 127 | 26.0 | 1 | 126 | 22.4 | 10 | 139 | 30.4 | 76 | 142 | 34.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
County High | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 146 | 39.1 | 1 | 151 | 31.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98 | 170 | 58.4 | 20 | 173 | 60.2 | 35 | 172 | 59.6 |
Dane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 143 | 34.1 | 8 | 145 | 38.9 | 1 | 146 | 38.5 | 72 | 164 | 51.9 | 34 | 168 | 54.9 | 2 | 163 | 60.6 | - | - | - |
Downshall | 43 | 113 | 19.8 | 101 | 117 | 22.4 | 8 | 125 | 24.7 | 3 | 134 | 33.6 | 2 | 135 | 28.8 | 6 | 146 | 36.6 | 38 | 145 | 35.7 | 2 | 145 | 37.0 | 1 | 162 | 54.2 | 51 | 164 | 51.8 | 15 | 168 | 55.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fairlop | 81 | 113 | 20.9 | 115 | 116 | 19.7 | 6 | 121 | 25.0 | 1 | 124 | 24.8 | 1 | 138 | 30.0 | 1 | 146 | 32.6 | 61 | 145 | 34.2 | 4 | 149 | 37.7 | 2 | 152 | 42.3 | 61 | 162 | 51.6 | 18 | 164 | 52.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gearies | 43 | 111 | 19.7 | 29 | 116 | 22.0 | 4 | 118 | 23.1 | 1 | 119 | 23.9 | 1 | 120 | 25.5 | 3 | 139 | 37.5 | 46 | 146 | 37.4 | 5 | 146 | 38.2 | 2 | 158 | 54.0 | 46 | 162 | 51.4 | 13 | 164 | 53.9 | - | - | - | - | - | -_ |
Goodmayes | - | - | - | 1 | 120 | 21.5 | 1 | 118 | 19.4 | 3 | 129 | 24.7 | - | - | - | 12 | 144 | 37.5 | 37 | 113 | 34.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon | 24 | 114 | 21.0 | 21 | 113 | 20.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highlands | 72 | 113 | 20.7 | 60 | 117 | 21.8 | 4 | 123 | 25.4 | 1 | 129 | 24.6 | 2 | 139 | 33.2 | 3 | 144 | 32.2 | 43 | 144 | 34.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Loxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 144 | 33.4 | 6 | 150 | 38.6 | 1 | 152 | 46.0 | 66 | 160 | 49.4 | 18 | 165 | 53.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 141 | 36.7 | 7 | 140 | 37.9 | 2 | 156 | 57.7 | 54 | 163 | 52.1 | 33 | 166 | 52.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mossford | 6 | 116 | 22.1 | 16 | 116 | 21.4 | 3 | 126 | 25.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 145 | 30.2 | 16 | 141 | 35.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mossford G.V.H. | 1 | 108 | 20.0 | 9 | 115 | 22.6 | 3 | 114 | 21.6 | - | - | - | 1 | 132 | 32.2 | 1 | 127 | 27.0 | 2 | 141 | 33.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Newbury Park | 2 | 112 | 20.0 | 27 | 112 | 20.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 128 | 28.9 | 5 | 139 | 30.9 | 16 | 141 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parkhill | 32 | 114 | 20.4 | 27 | 116 | 21.1 | 1 | 122 | 24.6 | - | - | - | 2 | 137 | 32.5 | 10 | 144 | 32.5 | 39 | 144 | 36.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Augustine's | - | - | - | 2 | 119 | 21.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 146 | 37.4 | 12 | 144 | 40.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SS. Peter and Paul | 35 | 111 | 20.8 | 14 | 118 | 22.9 | 1 | 122 | 24.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 140 | 33.0 | 18 | 114 | 36.9 | 3 | 148 | 31.5 | 2 | 156 | 40.3 | 11 | 158 | 48.7 | 10 | 167 | 53.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
South Park | 31 | 114 | 20.3 | 67 | 118 | 22.7 | 2 | 120 | 24.2 | 1 | 130 | 26.6 | - | - | - | 3 | 136 | 33.4 | 51 | 145 | 36.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Vincent's | 11 | 112 | 19.7 | 4 | 113 | 19.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 121 | 23.6 | 1 | 134 | 27.0 | 8 | 139 | 32.6 | 13 | 141 | 34.8 | 1 | 152 | 47.0 | 2 | 144 | 32.8 | 20 | 162 | 52.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Gilbert Colvin | 7 | 114 | 20.7 | 23 | 116 | 23.5 | - | - | - | 2 | 130 | 29.3 | - | - | - | 4 | 142 | 33.6 | 30 | 145 | 35.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Glade | 9 | 115 | 18.9 | 12 | 118 | 19.7 | 2 | 126 | 25.3 | - | - | - | 3 | 127 | 25.7 | 6 | 144 | 35.3 | 19 | 141 | 32.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The John Bramston | 38 | 111 | 20.9 | 75 | 115 | 21.5 | 1 | 127 | 26.0 | 1 | 129 | 26.5 | 2 | 137 | 29.1 | 5 | 144 | 34.8 | 24 | 144 | 34.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Redbridge | 1 | 117 | 22.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 139 | 33.0 | 9 | 141 | 33.6 | 22 | 142 | 34.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Wm. Torbitt | 2 | 111 | 19.5 | 10 | 114 | 22.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 135 | 27.6 | 20 | 140 | 31.9 | 49 | 144 | 35.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Uphall | 14 | 111 | 19.4 | 20 | 115 | 20.3 | 3 | 133 | 27.4 | - | - | - | 1 | 149 | 43.0 | 7 | 136 | 31.5 | 19 | 147 | 37.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Woodlands | 10 | 108 | 19.8 | 32 | 114 | 21.5 | - | - | - | 1 | 121 | 27.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilford Boys—Averages for 10 years:—
1952 | 820 | 113 | 20.2 | 799 | 116 | 21.2 | 65 | 123 | 24.8 | 52 | 127 | 26.2 | 44 | 132 | 28.6 | 110 | 140 | 32.8 | 766 | 143 | 35.3 | 46 | 146 | 36.2 | 52 | 154 | 41.8 | 372 | 161 | 49.8 | 226 | 167 | 55.9 | 47 | 172 | 60.3 | 1 | 176 | 56.2 |
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 | 41.1 | 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 | 1 43 | 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 | 41.7 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |