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
Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
128
129
Table VI. A.— Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined.
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Heigth (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (In inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | No. of Children j Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds . | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight ( n pounds). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in inches). | Average Weight (in pounds). | |||||||||||||
| Barkingside | 11 | 40.21 | 37.93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 48.22 | 51.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 53.97 | 70.28 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Becontree | 76 | 40.01 | 37.52 | 63 | 43.91 | 44.62 | 18 | 45.10 | 46.21 | 14 | 47.01 | 49.97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Chadwell | 4 | 40.23 | 38.96 | 1 | 43.17 | 42.43 | 1 | 41.72 | 46.40 | 26 | 49.22 | 52.31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 53.21 | 70.31 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Christchurch Rd. | 39 | 41.86 | 40.22 | 21 | 44.59 | 45.69 | 6 | 46.40 | 47.12 | 102 | 49.18 | 53.32 | - | - | - | 1 | 52.74 | 66.28 | 1 | 53.28 | 69.12 | 48 | 54.27 | 71.26 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland Rd. | 43 | 41.76 | 40.30 | 11 | 44.21 | 44.64 | 6 | 46.58 | 47.31 | 68 | 49.23 | 53.46 | - | - | - | 1 | 51.38 | 65.29 | - | - | - | 60 | 55.11 | 72.03 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Downshall | 61 | 42.01 | 40.17 | 4 | 45.10 | 45.10 | - | - | - | 72 | 48.86 | 54.81 | 2 | 48.22 | 54.73 | 1 | 52.86 | 67.28 | 1 | 54.18 | 71.23 | 79 | 56.27 | 72.93 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Goodmayes | 66 | 40.96 | 39.03 | 58 | 43.12 | 42.21 | 11 | 45.87 | 46.23 | 102 | 47.98 | 52.96 | 15 | 51.23 | 56.28 | 6 | 51.04 | 64.26 | 95 | 54.01 | 69.13 | 64 | 55.18 | 71.16 | 15 | 60.74 | 85.01 | ||||||||||||
| Highlands | 45 | 43.22 | 43.24 | 2 | 46.14 | 45.26 | 1 | 47.42 | 51.31 | 44 | 51.91 | 55.26 | 4 | 52.23 | 61.70 | 8 | 54.17 | 68.21 | 3 | 55.17 | 74.28 | 49 | 57.80 | 74.23 | 3 | 61.71 | 85.96 | ||||||||||||
| Little Heath | 4 | 40.22 | 37.91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 47.72 | 50.28 | - | - | - | 10 | 50.02 | 59.71 | - | - | - | 10 | 54.54 | 72.63 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Loxford | 44 | 42.13 | 41.01 | 2 | 46.12 | 46.21 | - | - | - | 49 | 48.69 | 53.76 | 9 | 50.37 | 57.01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 55.32 | 72.90 | 1 | 60.01 | 81.34 | ||||||||||||
| Newburv Park | 21 | 40.96 | 38.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 47.97 | 52.77 | - | - | - | 1 | 51.13 | 63.74 | - | - | - | 19 | 54.76 | 71.59 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Roman Catholic. | 11 | 41.12 | 38.11 | 2 | 42.98 | 43.17 | 2 | 46.23 | 46.96 | 34 | 48.69 | 52.26 | 1 | 50.14 | 56.28 | 2 | 50.24 | 59.63 | - | - | - | 39 | 53.32 | 73.48 | 2 | 59.36 | 80.21 | ||||||||||||
| South Park | 52 | 42.64 | 42.72 | 6 | 44.70 | 45.96 | 5 | 47.17 | 48.26 | 78 | 49.13 | 53.76 | 3 | 51.24 | 57.85 | 4 | 52.96 | 67.04 | - | - | - | 61 | 55.01 | 71.27 | 7 | 59.23 | 80.11 | ||||||||||||
| UphallRd. | 33 | 41.38 | 38.17 | - | - | - | 1 | 44.11 | 45.82 | 45 | 48.01 | 51.24 | - | - | - | 9 | 50.37 | 60.05 | - | - | - | 52 | 54.78 | 74.55 | 1 | 60.17 | 83.28 | ||||||||||||
| Valentines | 11 | 40.73 | 38.35 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | 2 | 50.11 | 60.21 | — | — | — | 7 | 52.15 | 70.74 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Children | 524 | 41.98 | 39.02 | 170 | 43.97 | 43.87 | 51 | 46.83 | 47.99 | 693 | 48.68 | 53.77 | 27 | 51.02 | 55.32 | 38 | 50.84 | 60.97 | 30 | 54.23 | 69.74 | 561 | 55.43 | 72.85 | 29 | 60.27 | 84.28 | ||||||||||||
| Ages. | Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years. | 6 years. | 7 years. | 8 years. | 9 years. | 10 years. | 11 years. | 12 years. | 13 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthropometric Standard (Boys). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). 1 | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | Height (in inches). | Weight (in pounds). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.68 | 38.68 | 42.83 | 42.24 | 45.04 | 46.40 | 47.39 | 52.00 | 49.18 | 55.90 | 50.84 | 60.35 | 52.98 | 66.41 | 54.88 | 72.66 | 56.07 | 77.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||