Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
LEAVER (BOYS) | No. Examined. | Years of Age. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12—13 | 13—14 | 14—15 | ||||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Wright lbs. | ||
Acton Wells Mixed | 40 | 37 | 57.9 | 81. | 2 | 58. | 82.5 | 1 | 59.5 | 86.3 |
Central | 45 | 45 | 59.1 | 85.5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perrvn Senior | 22 | 22 | 57.2 | 79.3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Priorv Boys' | 100 | 100 | 56.8 | 78.4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Southfield Snr.Boys' | 78 | 78 | 57.2 | 82.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Roman Catholic — | 9 | 7 | 57.2 | 74.6 | 2 | 61.6 | 102.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
294 | 289 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
(GIRLS) | ||||||||||
Acton Wells Mixed | 34 | 32 | 59.5 | 81.8 | 1 | 54.5 | 69.3 | 1 | 57.5 | 76.5 |
Beaum't Pk. Girls' — | 77 | 75 | 58. | 77.9 | 2 | 59.4 | 83.7 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Central | 47 | 47 | 59.6 | 87.7 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perrvn Snr. | 13 | 13 | 58.7 | 80.3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Priory Girls' | 107 | 104 | 57.6 | 78.3 | 3 | 59.3 | 92.7 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Roman Catholic | 14 | 14 | 58. | 77.9 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
292 | 285 | 6 | 1 |
TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
INTERMEDIATES (BOYS) | No. Examined. | Years of Age. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7—8 | 8—9 | 9—10 | ||||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | ||
Acton Junior Mixed | 19 | 14 | 49.2 | 53.7 | 5 | 50.2 | 58.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Acton Wells Mixed | 17 | 5 | 50.8 | 59.8 | 12 | 50.1 | 56. | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Acton Wells Infants' | 36 | 28 | 48.4 | 53.7 | 8 | 49.3 | 54.7 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Beaumont Park Infts. | 3 | 3 | 50.2 | 54.3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Berrymede Jnr. Boys' | 116 | 70 | 49.9 | 53.4 | 46 | 49.5 | 53.8 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Derwentwater Jnr. | 38 | 19 | 50.5 | 55.1 | 19 | 51. | 61.4 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Derwentwater Infts.' | 4 | 3 | 50.7 | 51.5 | 1 | 50.3 | 55. | ...... | ...... | ...... |
East Acton | 12 | 2 | 48.4 | 52. | 10 | 50.2 | 54.5 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perryn Jnr. | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 50.3 | 64. | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perryn Infts.' — | 30 | 18 | 50. | 53.8 | 12 | 49.3 . | 55. | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Priory Infants' | 1 | 1 | 51. | 48.8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Rothschild Jnr.Boys | 69 | 21 | 49.2 | 54.3 | 48 | 49.8 | 56.2 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Rothschild Infants' | 3 | 3 | 48.9 | 54.8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Southfield Junior | 43 | 20 | 49.5 | 53.7 | 23 | 51.6 | 60.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Southfield Infants' | 8 | 8 | 51.5 | 58.7 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Roman Catholic | 13 | 5 | 47.2 | 48.8 | 5 | 51.1 | 57.2 | 3 | 52.6 | 63.9 |
413 | 220 | 190 | ...... | ...... | 3 | ...... | ...... |