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
Acton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
This page requires JavaScript
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 i lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | ||
| Acton Wells Junior | 16 | 8 | 50.8 | 58.3 | 8 | 49.9 | 55.9 | - | - | - |
| Acton Wells Infants' | 32 | 20 | 48.5 | 51 | 12 | 49.4 | 53.7 | - | - | - |
| Beaumont Park Infts. | 6 | 6 | 47.3 | 50.2 | - | -..... | - | - | - | - |
| Berrymede Jnr. Boys' | 97 | 38 | 49.3 | 54.3 | 59 | 49.6 | 55.5 | - | - | - |
| Berrymede Infts. | 4 | 4 | 46.9 | 47.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derwentwater Jnr. | 59 | 26 | 49.3 | 53.8 | 33 | 50.5 | 56.8 | - | - | - |
| Derwentwater Infts.' | 7 | 6 | 48.9 | 52.5 | 1 | 48.8 | 53.5 | - | - | - |
| John Perryn Jnr. | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 52 | 63.5 | 1 | 53.3 | 62 |
| John Perryn Infts.' | 45 | 14 | 48.6 | 50.6 | 31 | 50.4 | 58 | - | - | - |
| Priory Infants' | 7 | 7 | 49.1 | 52.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rothschild Jnr.Boys | 54 | 16 | 45.8 | 53.6 | 38 | 49.7 | 56 | - | - | - |
| Rothschild Infants' | 1 | 1 | 50.8 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southfield Junior | 41 | 12 | 49.5 | 56.1 | 29 | 49.7 | 58 | - | - | - |
| Southfield Infants' | 1 | 1 | 48.8 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roman Catholic | 20 | 7 | 48.9 | 51.3 | 10 | 49.4 | 55.4 | 3 | 51.4 | 59.3 |
| 392 | 166 | 222 | - | - | 4 | - | — | |||
TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
| LEAVERS (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. | Weight lbs. | ||
| Acton Wells Senior | 61 | 58 | 58.1 | 79.5 | 3 | 60.7 | 90 | - | - | - |
| Central | 50 | 48 | 59.4 | 84.3 | 1 | 61 | 83.5 | 1 | 60 | 84.5 |
| John Perryn Senior | 35 | 34 | 58.3 | 76 | 1 | 63.8 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Priory Boys' | 169 | 165 | 57.5 | 80.2 | 4 | 59.7 | 110.8 | - | - | - |
| Southfield Snr. Boys' | 92 | 88 | 57.7 | 82.4 | 4 | 59.5 | 95.3 | - | - | - |
| Roman Catholic | 25 | 22 | 57.2 | 78.8 | 3 | 58.1 | 83.5 | - | - | - |
| 432 | 415 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| (GIRLS) | ||||||||||
| Acton Wells Mixed | 53 | 51 | 59.7 | 81.9 | 1 | 59.3 | 89 | 1 | 61.5 | 109 |
| Beaum't Pk. Snr. | 85 | 85 | 57.9 | 80.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central | 48 | 48 | 59 | 81.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Perryn Snr. | 57 | 53 | 58.9 | 81.1 | 4 | 60.7 | 89.4 | - | - | - |
| Priory Girls' | 123 | 120 | 58.4 | 82.3 | 3 | 60.4 | 89.3 | - | - | - |
| Roman Catholic | 15 | 12 | 58 | 78.1 | 3 | 60.1 | 92.6 | - | - | - |
| 381 | 369 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||||