London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chiswick 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE IX. Tabic of Heights and Weights—Girls.
| Name of School. | Aged 5. | Aged 6. | Aged 7. | Aged 8. | Aged 12. | Aged 13. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Exmd. | Avge. height in Cntrmr's. | Avge. weight in Kilos. | No. Exmd. | Avge. height in Cntrmr's | Avge. weight in Kilos. | No. Exmd | Avge. height in Cntrmr's | Avge. weight in Kilos. | No. Exmd. | Avge. height in Cntrmr's. | Avge. weight in Kilos. | No. Exmd | Avge. height in Cntrmr's. | Avge. weight in Kilos. | No. Exmd | Avge. height in Cntrmr's | Avge. weight in Kilos | |
| Glebe & Hogarth | 141 | 105.8 | 16.8 | 25 | 111.2 | 18.7 | 4 | 113.8 | 18.4 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 145.5 | 35.8 | 85 | 149.3 | 37.2 |
| Belmont | 68 | 107.3 | 17.1 | 24 | 112.3 | 18.5 | 9 | 117.6 | 20.3 | 31 | 119.6 | 20.9 | 32 | 145.5 | 33.9 | 52 | 150.7 | 37.4 |
| Strand | 63 | 107.1 | 17.5 | 22 | 113.2 | 19.8 | 6 | 117.6 | 21.0 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 147.6 | 35.2 | 43 | 148.5 | 37.5 |
| Averages of the 3 Schools | ... | 106.7 | 17.1 | ... | 112.2 | 19.0 | ... | 116.3 | 19.9 | ... | 119.6 | 20.9 | ... | 146.2 | 34.9 | ... | 149.5 | 37.3 |
| Average of the 3 Schools expressed in Ins. and Pounds | 41.9 | 37.5 | ... | 44.2 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 44.0 | ... | 47.0 | 46.0 | ... | 57.1 | 76.0 | ... | 58.7 | 82.0 | ||
| Averages of School Children in England & Wales from 800,000 observations | ... | 40.4 | 377 | ... | 42.5 | 41.2 | ... | 44.7 | 44.9 | ... | 46.9 | 49.5 | ... | 554 | 73.8 | ... | 56.8 | 80.3 |