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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Weight, Boys and Girls.
| Year of Birth. | No. of Observations. | Average weight. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In pounds. | In kilogrammes. | |||||
| 1906—2nd half.year | Boys 1 | Girls | Boys 3100 | Girls | Boys 1409 | Girls |
| 1st ,, | 56 | 45 | 38.07 | 37.97 | 17.30 | 17.25 |
| 1905—2nd | 81 | 47 | 39.48 | 40 04 | 17.94 | 18.20 |
| 1st ,, | 21 | 14 | 39.71 | 40.85 | 1805 | 18.56 |
| 1904—2nd ,, | 9 | 13 | 40.88 | 41.61 | 18.58 | 18.91 |
| 1st ,, | 2 | 2 | 42.00 | 47.50 | 1909 | 21.59 |
| 1903—2nd | 2 | 5300 | 24 09 | |||
| 1902—2nd | 1 | 48.00 | 21.81 | |||
| 1899—2nd | 1 | 79.00 | 35.90 | |||
| 1st ,, | 1 | 73 00 | 3318 | ... | ||
| 1898—2nd | 149 | 107 | 64.15 | 7713 | 2917 | 3506 |
| 1st ,, | 107 | 104 | 76.45 | 6113 | 34.75 | 27.77 |
| 1897—2nd | 71 | 79 | 79.49 | 84.51 | 3613 | 38.41 |
| 1st „ | 25 | 23 | 8608 | 89.52 | 3912 | 40.69 |
| 1896—2nd | 5 | 2 | 81.80 | 75.00 | 37.18 | 34.09 |
| 1st ,, | 3 | 1 | 87.66 | 95 00 | 39.84 | 43.17 |
| 1895—2nd | 1 | 115 | 52.27 | |||
Clothing and Footgear.
Attention was paid to these in all cases. They were first
classified into clean and dirty, and afterwards sub.divided into
satisfactory, fair or poor according to the state of repair and
suitability as regards warmth and protection.
The following tables give" the results :—