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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
Acton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 4.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
These were from the following schools:—
| Infants. | Girls. | Boys. | Junior. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 19 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Acton Wells | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Beaumont Park | 17 | 7 | 20 | — |
| Central | 13 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| East Acton | 5 | — | — | — |
| Priory | 18 | 9 | 14 | — |
| Rothschild Road | 20 | — | — | — |
| South Acton | 63 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| Southfield Road | 36 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Turnham Green (R C.) | 4 | — | 5 | — |
| 199 | 47 | 76 | 46 |
TABLE 5.
AVERAGE HEIGHT, without shoes, and AVERAGE WEIGHT, without clothes, Anthopometric Committee, 1883.
| MALES. | FEMALES. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age last Birthday. | Height in inches. | Weight in lbs. | Height in inches. | Weight in lbs. |
| 3 | 35 | 31.2 | 35 | 30 |
| 4 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 34 |
| 5 | 41 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 39.2 |
| 6 | 44 | 44.4 | 42.8 | 41.7 |
| 7 | 46 | 49.7 | 45.5 | 47.6 |
| 8 | 47 | 54.9 | 46.6 | 52.1 |
| 9 | 49.7 | 60.4 | 48.7 | 55.4 |
| 10 | 51.8 | 67.5 | 51 | 62 |
| 11 | 53.5 | 72 | 53.1 | 68 |
| 12 | 55 | 76.7 | 55.6 | 76.4 |
| 13 | 57 | 82.6 | 57.7 | 87.2 |
| 14 | 59.3 | 92 | 59.8 | 96.7 |
| 15 | 62.2 | 102.7 | 60.9 | 106 |