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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
London County Council 1914
Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...
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Report of the County Medical Officer—Education.
| Boys. | Girls. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age last birthday. (1) | No. of children. (2) | Average weight on admission. (3) | Average weight of all L.C.C. school boys. (4) | Age last birthday. (5) | No. of children. (6) | Average weight on admission. (7) | Average weight of all L.C.C. school girls. (8) |
| 7 | 2 | 22-10 | 2200 | 7 | 3 | 20-40 | 21-20 |
| 8 | 2 | 23-40 | 23-47 | 8 | 3 | 20-36 | 22-92 |
| 9 | 11 | 24-81 | 25-46 | 9 | 8 | 25-81 | 25-00 |
| 10 | 7 | 28-28 | 27-59 | 10 | 7 | 24-33 | 27-16 |
| 11 | 10 | 29-24 | 29-25 | 11 | 8 | 26-31 | 29-87 |
| 12 | 8 | 31-73 | 32-46 | 12 | 12 | 30-75 | 33-32 |
| 13 | 5 | 37-30 | 36-40 | 13 | 3 | 33-60 | 37-71 |
Table showing the average gain in weight (in kilograms) in each age group during the year, compared
with the corresponding averages of all London elementary school children. In the case of the
girls at least, less than the normal increase was being made before admission, so that the gains are the
more noteworthy :—
Boys.
Girls.
Age lost
birthday.
(1)
No. of
children.
(2)
Average
gain in 37
weeks.
(3)
Average
gain in
standard
boys.
(4)
Age last
birthday.
__ (6)
No. of
children.
(0)
Average
gain in 37
weeks.
(7)
Average
gain in
standard
girls.
(8)
7 2 2.00 1.03 7 3 1.33 1.80
8 2 2.35 1.41 8 3 2.13 1. 48
9 11 2.28 1.71 9 8 2.26 1.53
10 7 2.10 1.68 10 7 2.30 1.93
11 10 2.61 1.78 11 8 2.81 2.28
12 8 2.49 2.81 12 12 4.01 3.31
13 5 2.96 2.01 13 3 4.66 2.91
Table showing the average weekly gain in weight (in kilograms) at various ages, compared with the corresponding average weekly gain of all London elementary school children :—
| Boys. | Girls. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age last birthday. (1) | No. of children. (2) | Average weekly gain. (») | Average weekly gain in standard boys. (0 | Age last birthday. (5) | No. of children. (6) | Average weekly gain. (7) | Average weekly gain in standard girls. (8) |
| 7 | 2 | •054 | 7 | 3 | •036 | _ | |
| 8 | 2 | •063 | •03 | 8 | 3 | •057 | •03 |
| 9 | 11 | •002 | •04 | 9 | 8 | •061 | •04 |
| 10 | 7 | •057 | •04 | 10 | 7 | •062 | •u5 |
| 11 | 10 | .071 | •05 | 11 | 8 | •076 | •06 |
| 12 | 8 | .067 | •06 | 12 | 12 | •108 | •07 |
| 13 | 5 | •080 | •06 | 13 | 3 | •126 | •08 |
Table showing the weekly increase in weight expressed as percentage of body-weight on admission, compared with the corresponding percentage of increases in all London elementary school children :
| Boys. | Girls. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age last birthday. (1) | Birley House, 1914. (2) | Birley House. 1913. (3) | London elementary schools, 1906. (4) | Age last birthday. (5) | Birley House, 1914. (8) | Birley House. 1913. (7) | London elementary schools, 1906. (8) |
| 7 | .24 | .24 | _ | 7 | .18 | .24 | _ |
| 8 | .27 | .29 | .14 | 8 | .28 | .26 | .16 |
| 9 | .25 | .23 | .16 | 9 | .24 | .29 | .16 |
| 10 | .20 | .26 | .16 | 10 | .25 | .24 | .17 |
| 11 | .24 | .24 | .15 | 11 | .29 | .34 | .19 |
| 12 | .21 | .21 | .18 | 12 | .35 | .26 | .23 |
| 13 | .21 | .15 | .17 | 13 | .37 | .38 | .22 |